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 The practical nurse (PN) gives a client the daily dose of a prescription for captopril 12.5 mg PO every morning. Shortly administering the medication, the healthcare provider instructs the PN to give another dose to reach the newly prescrib 50 mg PO daily. The medication is available as "Captopril 12.5 mg tablets." How many additional tablets should the PM (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding required, round to the whole number.)

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3

Rationale:

🎯 New order: 50 mg total daily

💊 Already given: 12.5 mg → Needs 37.5 mg more

💊 12.5 mg tablet → 37.5 ÷ 12.5 = 3 tablets

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  • Domain: Dosage Calculations
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