Practice Question
A client who has a sinus infection is receiving a prescription for amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium (Augmentin) 500 mg PO every 8 hours. The available form is 250 mg amoxicillin/125mg clavulanate tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer for each dose? (Enter numeric value only.)
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
2
Rationale:
🟨Prescribed dose: 500 mg of amoxicillin every 8 hours
🟨Available tablet: 250 mg amoxicillin / 125 mg clavulanate
🟨Step 1: Focus only on amoxicillin component
Each tablet provides 250 mg of amoxicillin
🟨 Step 2: Calculate number of tablets needed
500 mg (ordered)÷250 mg/tablet=2 tablets
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: HESI Exam(s)
- Domain: Hesi Dosage Calculations
- Answer Choices: 1
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