The nurse is calculating a medication dosage using the metric system.A vial contains 1 mL of fluid,and the nurse calculates the correct dosage to be half of the medication in the vial.How should the nurse document the correct dosage?

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The correct dosage is "half of the medication in the vial", which means 0.5 mL. Therefore, the nurse should document it as "0.5 mL". Option B, ".5 mL" is also acceptable as it means the same thing as 0.5 mL. However, option A and D are incorrect as they do not specify the exact amount of dosage.

The Nurse Is Calculating a Medication Dosage Using the Metric