A nurse is preparing to administer citalopram 30 mg PO to a client who has major depression. Available in citalopram 20 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies.)

Step 1 is to determine the amount of citalopram that needs to be administered, which is 30 mg. Step 2 is to calculate the number of tablets needed to deliver this dose. This is done using the formula: Dose (mg) ÷ Strength per tablet (mg/tab) Given that each tablet contains 20 mg, we calculate: 30 mg ÷ 20 mg/tab = 1.5 tablets Therefore, the nurse should administer 1.5 tablets of citalopram.