A nurse is preparing to administer buspirone 75 mg PO every 12 hr to a client. The amount available is buspirone 25 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? Do not round answer. Enter numeric value only (numbers and decimal points only, no commas or labels)

Identify the given information: Prescribed dose: 75 mg of buspirone per dose Available tablets: 25 mg tablets Determine the number of tablets per dose: Find how many 25 mg tablets are needed to make 75 mg of buspirone. Set up a proportion to solve for the unknown number of tablets (X): 25 mg/tablet = 75 mg/X tablets Cross-multiplying gives us: 25 mg x X tablets = 75 mg x 1 tablet Simplifying: 25X = 75 Solving for X: X = 75 / 25 = 3 tablets