Question:
When administering a medication according to Mar. For example if you need to administer a quarter of a pill should the Mar read. Give 0.25mg or 0.5mg of pill and should the mar have the Dose of the medication you're getting the quarter from.
Which is right or are both of them wrong?
Ativan 2mg
Give 0.5 mg PO bid.
Ativan
Give 0.5mg PO BID.
I was told that you give whatever is on hand.
Now minding you, you just need to give a quater.
I know with nursing you should know how to break a pill and dose it correctly. But is this right or should it be wrote out differently.. Please help!!