A client is prescribed 100 mg of phenytoin (Dilantin) by mouth and the medication available is 20 mg per caplet. How many caplets will the nurse provide the client for each dose?
1. 3
2. 5
3. 7
4. 9
2
Rationale 1: Caps/dose = 1 cap/20 mg x 100 mg/1 dose. Multiply the numerators (1 x 100 = 100). Multiply the denominators (20 x 1 = 20). 100/20 = 5 caps/dose.
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