Which statement best describes Unit Dose?

• A. Doses individually wrapped
• B. Doses dispensed on a bubble/blister card
• C. Doses organized by time of administration
• D. Doses organized by resident name

Answer: (A)

Unit Dose means medications are supplied as single-dose units that are individually wrapped and labeled for one administration. This setup helps ensure the exact drug and strength are given to the right patient, reduces medication errors, and improves inventory control because each dose is a separate, ready-to-use unit. Some unit-dose systems use blister or bubble cards, but the key idea is that each dose is packaged separately, not grouped by time or by patient. Doses organized by time describe a schedule, and those organized by resident name describe patient-specific sorting, neither of which defines unit dose.