A client who weighs 172 pounds receives a prescription for levothyroxine 1.6 mcg/kg/day by mouth. The medication is available in 50 mcg scored tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

The client weighs 172 pounds which is equivalent to 78.02 kg (1 kg = 2.20462 pounds). The prescription for levothyroxine is 1.6 mcg/kg/day, so the client should receive 124.83 mcg of levothyroxine per day (1.6 mcg/kg/day * 78.02 kg). The medication is available in 50 mcg scored tablets, so the nurse should administer 2.5 tablets per day (124.83 mcg / 50 mcg/tablet).