A client is prescribed 10 mg of a medication, 3 times a day. The dosage is changed to 15 mg 3 times a day. What percentage has this medication been increased?
1. 16%
2. 66%
3. 75%
4. 90%
2
Rationale 1: Using the equation Fraction of Change = Change/Original, calculate the Fraction of Change as being 10/15 or 2/3. Convert this fraction into percent by dividing 2 by 3 or 0.66, place 66/100; or 66%. This medication was increased by 66%.
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