The physician has ordered 1.0 g of tetracycline to be given every six hours to a patient. If your stock on hand is 500-mg tablets, how many will you need for on Express the number of tablets as an integer.
To find out how many 500-mg tablets are needed to reach 1.0 g, we need to convert 1.0 g to milligrams.
1.0 g = 1,000 mg
Since there are 500-mg tablets, we can divide 1,000 mg by 500 mg to find out how many tablets are needed.
1,000 mg ÷ 500 mg = 2 tablets
Therefore, you will need 2 tablets.
To determine the number of tablets needed, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert the physician's order from grams to milligrams.
1.0 g = 1000 mg
Step 2: Determine the total amount of tetracycline needed per day.
The physician ordered 1.0 g to be given every 6 hours. In a 24-hour day, there are 4 sets of 6 hours.
1.0 g x 4 = 4.0 g = 4000 mg per day
Step 3: Divide the total amount needed per day by the dosage strength of each tablet.
4000 mg ÷ 500 mg per tablet = 8 tablets per day
Therefore, you will need 8 tablets for one day's supply of tetracycline.