Question

A nurse is preparing to administer azithromycin to a client who is at 16 weeks of gestation and has a positive chlamydia culture. The prescription states "Administer azithromycin 1 g orally now". Available are 250mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round to nearest whole number)

A) 1 tablet
B) 2 tablets
C) 3 tablets
D) 4 tablets

Answer 1

The nurse should administer 4 tablets of azithromycin, 250mg each.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse should administer 4 tablets of azithromycin, 250mg each.

In order to calculate the number of tablets needed, we need to convert the prescribed dose of 1g into milligrams. Since 1g is equal to 1000mg, the nurse should administer a total of 1000mg of azithromycin.

Given that each tablet contains 250mg of azithromycin, the nurse should administer 1000mg divided by 250mg, which equals 4 tablets.