Discussion Question 2: Finding Errors in Drug Orders

Consider the following dosage amounts written on a selection of drug orders. Some of these are written correctly, and some of them contain mistakes.

Select the dosages that have been written incorrectly and:

A) explain what is wrong with the way that they are written (there may be more than one error in some of the incorrectly written dosages); and

B) explain how this error or these errors could lead to a patient being given an incorrect amount of medication.

1. 0.05 g

2. 0.60 mg

3. gr xxx

4. 8 gtt

5. 0.2 ml

6. oz iv ss

7. 0.25 tsp

8. .4 gr

9. 1

   2

   oz

10. ii dr

11. 2500 μg