If the order is for enalapril 0.0025 grams daily and it is available in 5 mg scored tablets, how many tablets will the nurse administer?

To determine the appropriate number of tablets to administer, one must convert the dosage from grams to milligrams since the medication available is measured in milligrams. The order states 0.0025 grams.

To convert grams to milligrams, you multiply by 1,000 (since 1 gram equals 1,000 milligrams). Therefore:

0.0025 grams x 1000 = 2.5 milligrams.

The available medication is in 5 mg scored tablets. To find out how many tablets correspond to the required 2.5 mg dosage, you can set up a proportion or simply divide:

2.5 mg (the ordered amount) is less than 5 mg (the amount in one tablet). Consequently, administering 0.5 of a tablet would meet the dosage requirement since half of a 5 mg tablet equals 2.5 mg.

Considering this, the total number of tablets the nurse needs to administer is 0.5, indicating that the chosen answer of zero tablets would not fulfill the order. Therefore, the correct number of tablets should be 0.5 to provide the exact required dose.