The nurse is reviewing a list of verbal medication orders.Which is the proper notation of the dose of the drug ordered?

Name: The nurse is reviewing a list of verbal medication orders.Which is the proper notation of the dose of the drug ordered?
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Leading zeros are used to avoid errors. The correct notation for doses less than 1 is to include a zero before the decimal point. Therefore, Option C (Digoxin 0.125 mg) is the correct notation for the dose of the drug ordered.

The Nurse Is Reviewing a List of Verbal Medication Orders