The healthcare provider prescribes 0.075 mg of levothyroxine by mouth (PO) daily. The medication is labeled, "50 mcg tablets." How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

To calculate the number of tablets, we need to use the formula: Number of tablets = Dose (mg) / Strength (mg/tablet) First, we need to convert the dose and the strength from micrograms (mcg) to milligrams (mg) by dividing by 1,000. In this case, 0.075 mg is equivalent to 75 mcg and 50 mcg is equivalent to 0.05 mg. Plugging in the given values, we get: Number of tablets = 75 mcg / 50 mcg Simplifying, we get: Number of tablets = 1.5 Rounding to the nearest tenth, we get: Number of tablets = 1.5