Question

Scenario Ms. Jones has an order for acetaminophen 325mg2 tabs by mouth every 6 hours PRN temp. >38.6C/101 F. Ms. Jones has had a temperature of 38.7C for the last 12 hours. Question Following the orders, how many grams of acetaminophen has been administered to Ms. Jones? Round your answer to tenths. Scenario At 2100 hours, Ms. Jones took two tablets of 500mg acetaminophen at home. At 0100 hours, after reporting her pain is a 9 on a pain scale, Ms. Jones is given two tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325mg. At 0700 hours, after reporting her pain at an 8 , Ms. Jones is given two more tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325mg. At 1100 hours, after reporting her pain at a 5 on the pain scale, Ms. Jones is given one tablet of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325mg. Question If the maximum daily dose of acetaminophen is 4 g/ day, how many more tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen can Ms. Jones have before she is over the maximum daily dose? (Round your answer to the nearest whole tablet).

Answer 1

Ms. Jones has been administered a total of 2.625 grams of acetaminophen. With a maximum daily dose of 4 grams, she can have 4 more tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen before exceeding the limit.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many grams of acetaminophen has been administered to Ms. Jones, we need to calculate the total dosage she has taken over the specified period:

At 2100 hours, 2 tablets of 500 mg each: 2 x 500 mg = 1000 mg or 1 g

At 0100 hours, 2 tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg each: 2 x 325 mg = 650 mg or 0.65 g

At 0700 hours, 2 tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg each: 2 x 325 mg = 650 mg or 0.65 g

At 1100 hours, 1 tablet of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg: 1 x 325 mg = 325 mg or 0.325 g

Adding these amounts together: 1 g + 0.65 g + 0.65 g + 0.325 g = 2.625 g.
Thus, a total of 2.625 grams of acetaminophen has been administered so far.

The maximum daily dose of acetaminophen is 4 g. Since 2.625 g has been given, the remaining amount that can be safely administered is 4 g - 2.625 g = 1.375 g. Since one tablet of oxycodone/acetaminophen contains 325 mg, to determine the maximum number of additional tablets:

1.375 g = 1375 mg

1375 mg / 325 mg per tablet ≈ 4.23 tablets.

Rounded to the nearest whole tablet, Ms. Jones can have 4 more tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen before reaching the maximum daily dose.

Answer 2

After adding up the dosages of acetaminophen administered to Ms. Jones, she has consumed 2625 mg. With the maximum daily limit being 4000 mg, she can safely have 4 more tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen before exceeding this limit.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the total amount of acetaminophen administered to Ms. Jones, we need to sum up the dosages from the various instances she took the medication.

• At 2100 hours, she took 2 tablets of 500 mg each, totaling 1000 mg.
• At 0100 hours, she took 2 tablets of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg each, totaling 650 mg (325 mg x 2).
• At 0700 hours, she received the same dosage of oxycodone/acetaminophen, totaling another 650 mg.
• At 1100 hours, she received one tablet of oxycodone/acetaminophen 5/325 mg, totaling 325 mg.

Adding these up: 1000 mg + 650 mg + 650 mg + 325 mg = 2625 mg of acetaminophen. Since the maximum daily dose is 4000 mg, we subtract the amount already administered from the maximum to find the remaining safe dosage.

4000 mg - 2625 mg = 1375 mg of acetaminophen can still be safely administered.

Since each tablet of oxycodone/acetaminophen contains 325 mg of acetaminophen, we can divide the remaining safe dosage by the amount per tablet to find the maximum number of additional tablets Ms. Jones can have:

1375 mg ÷ 325 mg/tablet ≈ 4.23 tablets. Rounded to the nearest whole tablet, Ms. Jones can safely have 4 more tablets before exceeding the maximum daily dose.