rounding rules 1 - SafeMedicate

1 rounding GuidelinesRounding GuidelinessafeMedicate rounding rules GuidelinesUsing This DocumentModule KeyEssential SkillsBody Weight Based PediatricsAdvanced Skills - Injectable MedicinesWord Problem SkillsThis document outlines the rounding requirements for each of the SafeMedicate following pages give examples of how these rules are applied to typical answers within the example presents the calculated answer, the rounding requirement, the rounded answer and how the rounded answer is represented on the appropriate SafeMedicate authentic technical measurement SafeMedicate module to which the requirment applies is also displayed via a colour GuidelinesRounding GuidelinessafeMedicate rounding rules GuidelinesEssential SkillsBody Weight Based PaedatricsAdvanced Skills - Injectable MedicinesWord Problem SkillsCapsule based doses must never be split.

2 Equation answers will always be whole numbers. Whilst not recommended, it may be necessary to split scored tablets into two half doses. Liquid medicine and Injection dosages are rounded to the nearest tenth if the amount exceeds 1 the amount is less than 1 mL, the dosage is rounded to the nearest when calculating infusion rates for crystalloid and colloid solutions, blood and blood products is critical to patient safety. In this module all calculated millilitre per hour infusion rates are required to be rounded to the nearest whole number. All calculated drops per minute infusion rates are required to be rounded to the nearest whole medicine and Injection dosages are rounded to the nearest tenth if the amount exceeds 1 the amount is less than 1 mL, the dosage is rounded to the nearest infusion of medications directly into the venous system means that accuracy in the calculation and technical measurement of these medications is especially critical to patient safety.

3 In this module all calculated mL/hr infusion rates are required to be rounded to the nearest tenth. rounding for Essential Skills & Body Weight Based Pedatrics Word Based ProblemsWhen administering liquid medications or injections, volumes exceeding 1 mL are rounded to the nearest the volume is less than 1 mL, the dosage is rounded to the nearest infusion rates for crystalloid and colloid solutions, blood and blood products are expressed as gutae per minute or drops per minute or mL/hr. These are always rounded to the nearest whole for Advanced Skills - Injectable Medicines Word Based ProblemsmL/hr Injectable medicines infusions should be rounded to the nearest per minute Injectable medicines infusions should be rounded to the nearest whole ANSWERROUNDEDANSWERTECHNICAL MEASUREMENT ANSWERR ounding GuidelinesRounding Guidelinese pa w22capsulesCapsulesWhole NumberNo rounding required1515 mLLiquid Medicines& InjectionsWhole NumberNo rounding mLLiquid Medicines& InjectionsTenthsMore than 1mLNo rounding mLLiquid Medicines& InjectionsHundredthsMore than 1mLRound to tenths11tabletTabletsWhole NumberNo rounding rounding required510152051015201234512345123123 MODULESRULECALCULATED ANSWERROUNDEDANSWERR ounding GuidelinesRounding Guidelinese pa mLN/AN/ALiquid Medicines&

4 InjectionsThousandthsMore than 1mLRounded to tenthsLiquid Medicines& InjectionsHundredthsLess than 1mLNo rounding requiredLiquid Medicines& InjectionsThousanthsLess than 1mLRounded tohundredthsLiquid Medicines& InjectionsThousandthsLess than 1mLRounded tohundredthsInjectionsInsulinWhole NumberNo rounding requiredAnswer is never mL123123 TECHNICAL MEASUREMENT ANSWERROUNDEDANSWERTECHNICAL MEASUREMENT ANSWERR ounding GuidelinesRounding Guidelinese pa w125125 InfusionsmL/hrWhole NumberNo rounding InfusionsmL/hrThousandths +Round to whole InfusionsmL/hrThousandths +Round to whole InfusionsmL/hrTenthsRound to whole InfusionsmL/hrHundredthsRound to whole number1255001135003150083100042500 MODULESRULECALCULATED ANSWERROUNDEDANSWERTECHNICAL MEASUREMENT ANSWERR ounding GuidelinesRounding Guidelinese pa w5656 Infusionsdrops/minWhole NumberNo rounding Infusionsdrops/minThousandths +Round to whole Infusionsdrops/minThousandths +Round to whole Infusionsdrops/minTenthsRound to whole Infusionsdrops/minHundredthsRound to whole numberMODULESRULECALCULATED ANSWERROUNDEDANSWERTECHNICAL MEASUREMENT ANSWERR ounding GuidelinesRounding Guidelinese pa w33 InjectableMedicinesInfusionsmL/hrWhole NumberNo rounding InjectableMedicinesInfusionsmL/hrThousan dths +Round to InjectableMedicinesInfusionsmL/hrThousan dths +Round to InjectableMedicinesInfusionsmL/hrTenthsN o rounding InjectableMedicinesInfusionsmL/hrHundred thsRound to ANSWERROUNDEDANSWERTECHNICAL MEASUREMENT ANSWERR ounding GuidelinesRounding Guidelinese pa w5656 InjectableMedicinesInfusionsdrops/minWho le NumberNo rounding

5 InjectableMedicinesInfusionsdrops/minTho usandths +Round to whole InjectableMedicinesInfusionsdrops/minTho usandths +Round to whole InjectableMedicinesInfusionsdrops/minTen thsRound to whole InjectableMedicinesInfusionsdrops/minHun dredthsRound to whole number