HESI Dosage Calculations Practice Exam - Prep and Study Guide

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A dose of medication is prescribed as 1.5 grams, but it is available at 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse give?

2 tablets

3 tablets

4 tablets

To determine how many 500 mg tablets are needed to equal a dose of 1.5 grams, it is important to first convert grams to milligrams, since the medication availability is given in milligrams.

1.5 grams is equal to 1500 milligrams (since 1 gram equals 1000 milligrams).

Next, you can divide the total milligrams required by the strength of each tablet:

1500 mg (required dose) ÷ 500 mg (per tablet) = 3 tablets.

Thus, the nurse should provide 3 tablets to meet the prescribed dosage. This calculation confirms that the correct answer is 3 tablets.

5 tablets

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