Practice Question
A nurse is preparing to administer clozapine 100 mg PO daily to a client who has schizophrenia. The amount available is clozapine 200 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
0.5
Rationale:
✍️Clozapine 100 mg PO
✍️Available 200 mg tablets
➡️Dose to give=Dose ordered/Dose on hand
➡️100/200
📌0.5 tablet.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI MedSurg
- Answer Choices: 1