A nurse is preparing administer amitriptyline 75 mg PO to a client who has depression. Available Is amitriptyline 150 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Identify the Desired Dose and Available Concentration: Desired Dose: 75 mg of amitriptyline Available Concentration: 150 mg per tablet Set up the Calculation: We need to find out how many tablets contain the desired dose of 75 mg. We can use the following formula: Number of Tablets = Desired Dose (mg) / Available Dose per Tablet (mg) Plug in the Values and Calculate: Number of Tablets = 75 mg / 150 mg/tablet Number of Tablets = 0.5 tablets Round to the Nearest Tenth : 0.5 tablets