A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has schizophrenia and a new prescription for quetiapine 0.7 g PO daily in two equally divided doses. Available is quetiapine 100 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer in each dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth, leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Calculate the Dose per Administration: The total daily dose is 0.7 grams (g). This is divided into 2 equal doses. Dose per administration: 0.7 g / 2 = 0.35 g Convert Grams to Milligrams: The available medication is in mg tablets, so we need to convert the dose to milligrams (mg). There are 1000 milligrams in 1 gram (1 g = 1000 mg). 0.35 g x 1000 mg/g = 350 mg Determine the Number of Tablets per Dose: The available medication is in 100 mg tablets. The dose per administration is 350 mg. Number of tablets: 350 mg / 100 mg/tablet = 3.5 tablets Round to the Nearest Tenth: 3. 5 tablets