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Rounding Rules - FI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All doses < 1 mL (PO, IM or IV) should be rounded to nearest? | Hundreth |
| mL, L (IV or IM) should be rounded to nearest? | tenth, unless < 1 mL then to the hundreth |
| mL, L (PO ONLY) should be rounded to nearest? | whole number for adults and tenth for peds |
| tabs should be rounded to nearest? | 1/2 tab (<0.24=smaller number, 0.25-0.74=ss tab, >=0.75) |
| caps should be rounded to nearest? | whole capsule |
| drops, gett/min, units mEq should be rounded to nearest? | whole number |
| mL/hr should be rounded to nearest? | whole number (some special circumstances will require to the nearest tenth) |
| mcg, mg, g gr should be rounded to nearest? | whole number for adults and tenth for peds |
| kb, lbs, oz should be rounded to nearest? | tenth |