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jilianpiloj

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According to The Joint Commission Official Do Not Use List of Medical Abbreviations, why should the RN not write a trailing zero on a medication dose?
 
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Correct the medical notation of the following order. Heparin 1,400 u/h.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The decimal point may be missed.

Answer to Question 2

Heparin 1,400 units/h.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Wow, this really help

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