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A nurse is preparing to administer prednisone 15 mg PO to a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Available is prednisone 10 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.)

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Correct Answer:

1.5

Rationale:

🔹 Step 1: Needed dose = 15 mg

🔹 Step 2: Tablet strength = 10 mg each

🔹 Step 3: Formula → Tablets = mg ordered ÷ mg per tablet

🔹 Step 4: 15 ÷ 10 = 1.5 tablets

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