A client is prescribed to take 4T of a medication every 8 hours. The bottle contains 16 ounces of medication. How many doses of medication will the client have within one bottle?
1. 4
2. 8
3. 16
4. 32
2
Rationale 1: doses per bottle= 1 dose/ 4 T x 2 T/ 1 ounce x 16 ounces/1 bottle. Multiply the numerators (1 x 2 x 16 = 32). Multiply the denominators (4 x 1 x 1 = 4). 32/4 = 8 doses per 1 bottle.
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