ATI RN
ATI N103N103 Fundamentals Final Exam Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 1.5 mg PO to a client. The amount available is digoxin 0.5 mg tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
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Answer: 3
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To administer 1.5 mg of digoxin using 0.5 mg tablets, the nurse needs to divide 1.5 mg by 0.5 mg per tablet. 1.5 mg / 0.5 mg = 3 tablets.
Therefore, the nurse should administer 3 tablets to achieve the desired dose.
Summary of other choices:
- A: Incorrect. No tablets are not the answer.
- B: Incorrect. 1 tablet is not enough to reach 1.5 mg.
- C: Incorrect. 2 tablets are not sufficient to reach 1.5 mg.
- D: Incorrect. 4 tablets would exceed the required dose.
- E: Incorrect. 5 tablets would exceed the required dose.
- F: Incorrect. 6 tablets would exceed the required dose.
- G: Incorrect. 7 tablets would exceed the required dose.
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