I believe it's 'WAS' ...

Posted By: starzzz on 2008-10-03
In Reply to: QA questions - kann

Going from memory, I believe units (mL, etc.) are collective nouns because each part is not easily discernible from the whole, i.e. it would be 'Five apples were given to the patient', but ..'5 units was given to the patient. Does anyone else remember learning it this way?

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QA questions - kann
- WAS or WERE - - kann
- The company I work for has one account - Also getting old
- So are you totally confused now? - Zville MT
- Hmmm .... look at it this way - Riki
- Were - See example - Maria
  - In this example, yes... - But
    - I don't get that - dnh
      - Yes, I get it now - Maria
- I believe it's 'WAS' ... - starzzz
  - If it's 20 units given INDIVIDUALLY, it's were. If it's ONE bolus, or injection - deb
  - that is correct - cj
- I think "were" would be correct because ---- - Amanda
  - "were" - itsy-bitsy
  - That's how I understood the sentence... - kann
  - per BOS - cj
    - Just cuz the BOS says so, doesn't make it correct. - FedUPMT
      - It's correct - even though BOS happens to say so.
      - I agree with you 100% - right on
      - Huh?? - cj
        Well, my dears it is English 101. SM - FedUPMT
        You are absolutely correct. - Zville MT
        why? please explain ....sm - cj
        Collective nouns - Zville MT
        sorry, but this isn't grade school - dnh
        Last time I checked, even MTs use the English language and we should have a command - FedUPMT
        20 mg was given - units of measurement
        Bravo to you Fed Up! - moon1010
        maybe you should try using commas... - dnh
        I agree we should have a command of the English language...sm - cj
        You are misunderstanding what a collective noun is. - FedUPMT
        I was misunderstanding that as an interpretation of it but.. - cj
        And again, I realize that most MTSOs use the BOS as a guideline BUT - FedUPMT
        In this case - BOS is correct.....nm
        You're right on with BOS, - Zville MT
        BOS - Alice
        Good question - Zville MT
      - explain - nm
        FedUpMT - your're my hero!! - kann
- Dangerous Abbreviations - Redpen
  - The Joint Commission's Dangerous Abbreviation List... SM - RockinMT
    - I believe that this was applied to transcription - kt
      - Yes, so it will be consistent. - Redpen
- Was given would be correct - cj
  - CJ, you are correct - units of measurement
- IV is not a dangerous abbreviation. - kt

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