Question

A primary health care provider's prescription reads atenolol, 0.025 g orally daily. The medication bottle reads atenolol, 25-mg tablets. The nurse prepares how many tablet(s) to administer the dose?

Answer 1

the nurse should prepare 1 tablet to administer the dose.

Explanation:

To determine the number of tablets to administer, we need to convert the prescribed dose from grams to milligrams and then divide it by the dosage strength of the tablets.

The prescribed dose is 0.025 g. To convert this to milligrams, we multiply by 1000:

0.025 g * 1000 = 25 mg

The dosage strength of the tablets is 25 mg.

To determine the number of tablets, we divide the prescribed dose by the dosage strength of the tablets:

25 mg / 25 mg = 1 tablet

Therefore, the nurse should prepare 1 tablet to administer the dose.