Which medication order is written appropriately?

A) Morphine 2.5 mg PO
B) Methotrexate 15.0 mg PO
C) Meropenem 1.0 g IV
D) Metformin .5 g PO

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Which medication order is written appropriately?A)  Morphine 2.5 mg POB)  Methotrexate 15.0 mg POC)  Meropenem 1.0 g IVD)  Metformin .5 g PO

Shawdi Alahverdi · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Follow practice standards when medications are ordered to prevent medication errors.For example,to make the decimal point more visible,a leading zero is always placed in front of a decimal (e.g.,use 0.5,not .5).On the other hand,do not use a trailing zero,a zero after a decimal point,because if a health care worker does not see the decimal point,the patient may end up receiving 10 times more medication than what is prescribed (e.g.,use 5 not 5.0).Always give fractions in decimal form.

Which medication order is written appropriately?

A) Morphine 2.5 mg PO
B) Methotrexate 15.0 mg PO
C) Meropenem 1.0 g IV
D) Metformin .5 g PO

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