Question

The health care provider prescribes digoxin 0.25 mg orally daily for a client with heart failure. The medication label states 0.125 mg per tablet. The nurse should administer how many tablet(s) to the client?

a) 1 tablet
b) 2 tablets
c) 3 tablets
d) 4 tablets

Answer 1

The nurse should administer 2 tablets of digoxin to the client.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many tablets of digoxin to administer to the client, we need to calculate the total dosage needed. The health care provider prescribed 0.25 mg orally daily, and each tablet contains 0.125 mg. To find the number of tablets, we divide the prescribed dosage by the dosage per tablet:

Number of tablets = Prescribed dosage (mg) / Dosage per tablet (mg)

Number of tablets = 0.25 mg / 0.125 mg = 2 tablets

The nurse should administer 2 tablets to the client.