A nurse is preparing to administer trazodone 300 mg PO daily divided equally every 8 hr to a client who has depression. Available is trazadone 50 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer in each dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Calculate the Individual Dose: The total daily dose is 300 mg. This is divided equally every 8 hours. There are 24 hours in a day, so there are 24 hours / 8 hours = 3 doses per day. Individual dose: 300 mg / 3 doses = 100 mg per dose Determine the Number of Tablets per Dose: The available medication is in 50 mg tablets. The individual dose is 100 mg. Number of tablets: 100 mg / 50 mg/tablet = 2 tablets