A nurse is preparing to administer sertraline 75 mg PO to a client who has post-traumatic stress disorder. Available is sertraline 50 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.)

The nurse should administer 1.5 tablets of sertraline. Understanding the Problem Desired sertraline dose: 75 mg Available sertraline tablets: 50 mg each We need to find the number of tablets to administer. Calculations Calculate the number of tablets: Number of tablets = Desired dose / Tablet strength Number of tablets = 75 mg / 50 mg/tablet = 1.5 tablets The nurse should administer 1.5 tablets of sertraline.