ATI LPN
ATI LPN Fundamentals Exam III Questions
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A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 100 mcg PO to a client who has hypothyroidism
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A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 100 mcg PO to a client who has hypothyroidism. Available is levothyroxine 50 mcg tablets. 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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To administer the correct dose of levothyroxine, which is 100 mcg, the nurse would need to give two tablets of the 50 mcg levothyroxine. This is because two tablets of 50 mcg each will sum up to the total prescribed dose of 100 mcg.
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