A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 2 gm/day PO divided into two doses. The amount available is amoxicillin 250 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer with each dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Given: Desired dose: Amoxicillin 2 g/day PO divided into two doses Available concentration: Amoxicillin 250 mg tablets To find: Number of tablets to administer per dose Step 1: Calculate the total daily dose in milligrams 1 gram (g) is equal to 1000 milligrams (mg). Multiply by 1000: Total daily dose (mg) = Total daily dose (g) x 1000 Total daily dose (mg) = 2 g x 1000 = 2000 mg Step 2: Calculate the dose per administration Divide the total daily dose by 2: Dose per administration = Total daily dose / 2 Dose per administration = 2000 mg / 2 = 1000 mg Step 3: Calculate the number of tablets per dose To find the number of tablets, we divide the desired dose per administration by the strength of each tablet: Number of tablets = Dose per administration / Tablet strength Number of tablets = 1000 mg / 250 mg/tablet = 4 tablets