Ordered: 200 mg of a medication PO stat. Supplied as 0.1 g oral tablets.
a. Write the appropriate conversion formula: How many tablets will you give?
b. Estimated dose: (Move the decimal point to estimate.)
c. Verify with a DA-style equation:
d. Evaluation:
a. 1000 mg = 1 g
b. Estimate: Give 2 (100 mg) tablets. (0.1 g = 0.100.mg)
c. Tablets =
d. Estimate supports the answer.
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