Question

Order: Amoxicillin 350mg tabs PO TID. Available is 150 mg tabs. How many tablets will the nurse administer to the patient per day?

Answer 1

The nurse will administer 7 tablets per day.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of tablets that a nurse will administer per day, we need to find the total dosage per day and divide it by the dosage per tablet. The prescription instructs to administer Amoxicillin 350mg three times a day (TID). Therefore, the total dosage per day is 350mg x 3 = 1050mg. Each tablet has a dosage of 150mg. So the nurse will administer 1050mg ÷ 150mg = 7 tablets per day.