JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW THIS IS PHARMACOLOGY A drug is considered eliminated from the body when less than 10% remains. If a patient takes 50mg of a drug that has a half-life of 8 hours, how long will it take for at least 90% of the drug to be eliminated? Fill in the table below to help you determine the answer (Simply filling in the table does not answer the question; it is meant to help you determine the answer. Be sure to provide your final answer to this question):
Initial dose Amount remaining after 8 hours Amount remaining after 16 hours Amount remaining after 24 hours Amount remaining after 32 hours Amount remaining after 40 hours
50 mg mg mg mg mg mg
A nurse has made a medication error that only she is aware of and it did not harm the patient. Should the nurse report the error? What is the nurse's legal and ethical responsibility in this situation?