You are caring for a patient who is three-years-old and are 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 medication, 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. While I would be confident that it was a simple mistake, reiterating that a missed weight could have dire consequences would be important."

To effectively answer this question, you should first indicate that you would convert the patient's weight to kilograms in order to determine the correct dosage of the medication for the child. Doing what is necessary in the moment will be a quality your interviewers will be looking for. Then, walk through how you would look to correct the error in a dignified way with the nursing staff as documentation of a patient's weight is standard to be in kilograms.