Question

A prescription requires 10 mg of tablet. A nurse read the incorrect unit of measurement and gave a patient .1 g of the tablet. Is the patient at risk and she should inform the doctor immediately?

Answer 1

A nurse read the incorrect unit of measurement and gave a patient 100 mg of the tablet.

The patient at risk and she should inform the doctor immediately.

What is a unitary method?

Unitary method is a method where we find the value of a single unit from the value of multiple units and the value of multiple units from the value of a single unit.

Given

Prescription requires 10 mg of tablet.

A nurse read the incorrect unit of measurement and gave a patient .1 g of the tablet.

We know

1 g = 1000 mg

0.1 g = $x$

⇒ $x$ × 1 = 0.1 × 1000

⇒ $x$ = 100 mg

10 mg < 100 mg

By using unitary method we can say that

A nurse read the incorrect unit of measurement and gave a patient 100 mg of the tablet.

The patient at risk and she should inform the doctor immediately.

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