You are caring for a three-year-old patient and ordering a weight-based medication. When you look at the patient's records, you find the weight was documented in pounds by the nursing staff. Explain how you proceed.

"If the child's weight was documented in pounds and I had to administer a weight-based drug, the first thing I would do is convert the weight to kilograms by dividing the weight in pounds by 2.205. This would allow me to determine the correct dosage of medication. I wouldn't hesitate to have a conversation with the nurse that was responsible for documenting the weight in pounds. I'm sure that it was a simple mistake, but a missed weight could have dire consequences."

Tell the interviewer that you would convert the patient's weight to kilograms to determine the correct dosage of the medication for the child. Doing what is necessary at the moment will be a quality your interviewers will be looking for. Don't hesitate to talk about your familiarity with the standard patient weight being in kilograms for safety purposes.