Question

vThe nurse practitioner orders 10 mg of a medication for a patient weighing 88 lb. The medication is available in 200 mg tablets. The nurse will administer tablet (s) per dose.

Answer 1

To determine the number of tablets needed, we need to convert 10 mg of medication to the same unit as the tablets, which is 200 mg. The nurse will administer 1 tablet per dose.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the number of tablets needed, we need to convert 10 mg of medication to the same unit as the tablets, which is 200 mg. To do this, we can set up a proportion:

• 10 mg / 200 mg = x tablets / 1 dose

We can cross-multiply and solve for x:

• 10 mg * 1 dose = 200 mg * x tablets
• x = (10 mg * 1 dose) / 200 mg

By simplifying the equation, we find that x = 0.05 tablets per dose. Since we cannot administer a fraction of a tablet, the nurse will administer 1 tablet per dose.