ATI MENTAL HEALTH PART 3 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ATI MENTAL HEALTH PART 3 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A nurse is preparing to administer olanzapine 7.5 mg PO to a client who has schizophrenia. Available is olanzapine 2.5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse plan to administer? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) tablet(s) CORRECT My Answer Ratio and Proportion STEP 1: What is the unit of measurement the nurse should calculate? tablet STEP 2: What is the dose the nurse should administer? Dose to administer= Desired 7.5 mg STEP 3: What is the dose available? Dose available = Have 2.5 mg STEP 4: Should the nurse convert the units of measurement? No STEP iS 5: What is the quantity of the dose available? 2 tablet STEP 6: Set up an equation and solve for X. Have/Quantity = Desired/X 2.5 mg/1 tablet 7.5 mg/X tablet X = 3 tablets STEP 7: Round if necessary. STEP 8: Reassess to determine whether the amount to administer makes sense. If there are 2.5 mg/tablet and the prescription reads 7.5 mg, it makes sense to administer 3 tablets. The nurse should administer olanzapine tablets PO.