The healthcare provider prescribes acyclovir 800 mg by mouth (PO) every 6 hours for an adolescent with chicken pox. The medication is available in 400 mg tablets PO. How many tablets should the nurse administer to the client every 24 hours? (Enter the numeric value only)

You can calculate the number of acyclovir tablets the nurse should administer every 24 hours using the following steps: Daily Dosage: The medication is prescribed to be given every 6 hours, so to find the total daily dosage, we need to consider how many times it's administered in 24 hours: Total Daily Doses = 24 hours / Dosage Frequency (every 6 hours) Total Daily Doses = 24 hours / 6 hours/dose = 4 doses per day Tablets per Dose: Since the prescribed dose is 800 mg and each tablet is 400 mg, we can find the number of tablets needed per dose: Tablets per Dose = Prescribed Dose (mg) / Tablet Strength (mg/tablet) Tablets per Dose = 800 mg / 400 mg/tablet = 2 tablets/dose Total Tablets per Day: Now that we know the tablets needed per dose (2) and the total daily doses (4), we can find the total number of tablets for 24 hours: Total Tablets per Day = Tablets per Dose x Total Daily Doses Total Tablets per Day = 2 tablets/dose * 4 doses/day Total Tablets per Day = 8 tablets Therefore, the nurse should administer 8 tablets of acyclovir to the client every 24 hours.