A physician orders 109.5 milligrams of a drug. It is available in 18.25-milligram tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
To find out how many tablets the nurse should administer, we need to divide the total amount of the drug ordered by the amount of drug in each tablet.
109.5 mg ÷ 18.25 mg = 6 tablets (rounded to the nearest whole number)
Therefore, the nurse should administer 6 tablets.
To determine the number of tablets the nurse should administer, divide the total amount of drug ordered by the dosage strength of each tablet.
The dosage strength of each tablet is 18.25 milligrams.
Divide the total amount of drug ordered (109.5 milligrams) by the dosage strength of each tablet:
109.5 milligrams / 18.25 milligrams per tablet = 6 tablets
Therefore, the nurse should administer 6 tablets.
To determine the number of tablets the nurse should administer, we need to divide the ordered dosage (109.5 milligrams) by the dosage per tablet (18.25 milligrams).
So the calculation would be:
Number of tablets = Ordered dosage / Dosage per tablet
Number of tablets = 109.5 mg / 18.25 mg
To perform this calculation, we can use a calculator or do it manually:
109.5 mg ÷ 18.25 mg = 6 tablets
Therefore, the nurse should administer 6 tablets of the drug.