A nurse is preparing to administer atenolol 50 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is atenolol 25 mg/tab. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? Round off to the nearest tenths place. Enter numeric value only (numbers and decimal points only, no commas or labels)

Identify the given information: Prescribed dose: 50 mg of atenolol per dose Available tablets: 25 mg tablets Determine the number of tablets per dose: Find how many 25 mg tablets are needed to make 50 mg of atenolol. Set up a proportion to solve for the unknown number of tablets (X): 25 mg/tablet = 50 mg/X tablets Cross-multiplying gives us: 25 mg x X tablets = 50 mg x 1 tablet Simplifying: 25X = 50 Solving for X: X = 50 / 25 = 2 tablets