Question

1. You have received a physician's order to administer 1 mg of a medication to a patient. It is a medication that is injected into the muscle. As soon as you have given the medication, you realize

you measured 1 mL instead of calculating 1 mg. What would you do?

Answer 1

Check the prescription on the bottle, monitor the patient for s/s of adverse reactions, monitor site, check vitals, call the doctor and inform them of the medication error

Step-by-step explanation:

1 mL of medication can be 10 mg of the medication, hence you've overdosed the patient. 1 mL of medication can also be 1 mg of the medication. It depends on the concentration. ex. the medication can read 10mg/1mL, in this case you would give 0.1 mL