SOLUTION: A patient is going to spend 4 days at home during the Thanksgiving holiday. The nurse has been asked to prepare the number of tablets needed for the 4 days. The prescribed medicati

Question 158148: A patient is going to spend 4 days at home during the Thanksgiving holiday. The nurse has been asked to prepare the number of tablets needed for the 4 days. The prescribed medication is 15 mg of Balcofen t.i.d.(three times a day). The medication is available in 10 mg tablets. How many tablets will you send home with this patient? Will you please show your work....Thanks sooo much. Lean
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Consider: "15 mg of Balcofen t.i.d.(three times a day)"
This mean each day the patient will need:
15mg * 5 = 45 mg
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Then, if the patient needs the above for 4 days:
4 * 45 = 180 mg
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Finally, since the "medication is available in 10 mg tablets":
180/10 = 18 tablets

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