Question

a nurse is reviewing medication prescriptions for a group of clients. the nurse should recognize that which of the following prescriptions can result in a medication administration error? penicillin g benzathine 1.2 million units im daily furosemide 10.0 mg po daily albuterol 2.5 mg 2 inhalations every 6 hr as needed for shortness of breath insulin glargine 15 units subcutaneous daily at bedtime

Explanation:

In medication administration, trailing zeros after a decimal (like 10.0) can cause confusion as they might be misread, increasing error risk. The other options have appropriate formatting (e.g., 1.2 million, 2.5 mg, 15 units without unnecessary trailing zeros in a way that risks error here). Furosemide 10.0 mg has a trailing zero after the decimal which is not needed and can lead to error (e.g., misreading as 100 mg if the decimal is missed).

Answer:

B. Furosemide 10.0 mg PO daily