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

Here's how to calculate the number of levothyroxine tablets the nurse should administer: 1. We know: Prescribed dose: 0.075 mg of levothyroxine (given) Tablet strength: 50 mcg per tablet (given on the medication label) 2. We need to find: Number of tablets to administer 3. Calculation: To find the number of tablets, divide the prescribed dose (in milligrams) by the strength of each tablet (in milligrams). Number of tablets = Prescribed dose (mg) / Tablet strength (mg/tablet) Number of tablets = 0.075 mg / 50 mcg/tablet Important note: We need to convert the tablet strength from mcg to mg for consistency in units. Remember, 1 mg is equal to 1000 mcg. Tablet strength (mg/tablet) = 50 mcg/tablet / 1000 mcg/mg Tablet strength (mg/tablet) = 0.05 mg/tablet Now, plug in the converted values: Number of tablets = 0.075 mg / 0.05 mg/tablet Number of tablets = 1.5 (round to nearest tenth as requested) Therefore, the nurse should administer 1.5 tablets.