A nurse is caring for a patient with congestive heart failure prescribed furosemide 40 mg PO daily. The medicine is available as 20 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer?

Ordered Dose: 40 mg Tablet Strength: 20 mg per tablet Calculate the number of tablets to administer Number of Tablets = Ordered Dose ÷ Tablet Strength Number of Tablets = 40 ÷ 20 = 2