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 = [tex]x[/tex]
⇒ [tex]x[/tex] × 1 = 0.1 × 1000
⇒ [tex]x[/tex] = 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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