General Rules for Dosage and Calculations - Parenteral Medications

Question 1

If calculated dosage is less than one mL (milliliter)

Answer 1

round to 2 decimal places

Question 2

If calculated dosage is more than one mL (milliliter)

Answer 2

greater than one ml round to 1 decimal place

Question 3

How are dosages in minims or units expressed?

Answer 3

Dosages in minims or units are always expressed as whole numbers only

Question 4

State the rule for rounding mg.

Answer 4

When rounding mg round to two decimal places.

Question 5

If (micro)milligrams are less than one

Answer 5

If calculated (micro)milligrams are less than one (micro)milligram, round to two decimal places.

Question 6

If calculated (micro)milligrams are more than one

Answer 6

If calculated (micro)milligrams are more than one (micro)milligram, round to one decimal place.

Question 7

If calculated (micro)milligrams are more than ten

Answer 7

If calculated (micro)milligrams are more than ten (micro)milligrams, round to nearest whole number.

Question 8

If calculated volume is less than one milliliter

Answer 8

If calculated volume is less than one milliliter, round to two decimal places (hundredths of a milliliter).

Question 9

If calculated volume is more than one milliliter

Answer 9

If calculated volume is more than one milliliter, round to one decimal place (tenths of a milliliter).

Question 10

If calculated volume is more than 10 milliliters

Answer 10

If calculated volume is more than 10 milliliters, round to the nearest whole number.