A client is prescribed levothyroxine 200 mcg PO daily before breakfast. In the medication room are tablets labelled 0.05 mg/tablet. How many tablet(s) will you administer to the client? Fill in the blank with a numeric value. Answer to the nearest whole tablet

Identify the desired dose: The doctor has ordered 40 mg of atorvastatin.

Identify the available tablet strength: Each tablet contains 10 mg of atorvastatin.

Set up the calculation: We need to find out how many tablets are needed to administer 40 mg of the medication.

We can use the following formula:

(Desired dose) / (Tablet strength) = Number of tablets

Plug in the values and calculate:

(40 mg) / (10 mg/tablet) = 4 tablets

A) The nurse formulates a goal "The client will be free from infection for the duration of the hospitalization": This action reflects the planning phase of the nursing process. The planning phase involves setting goals and determining the best interventions to achieve the desired outcomes for the client. In this case, the goal is to prevent infection, which is a specific, measurable outcome that can guide further interventions.

B) The nurse assesses the client's white blood cell count: Assessing the client's white blood cell count is an important step in data collection, which is part of the assessment phase of the nursing process. It helps the nurse gather information about the client's current health status but is not a planning activity. The nurse would use the information from the assessment phase to formulate goals and plan interventions.

C) The nurse administers the ordered oral antibiotics: Administering antibiotics is an action related to the implementation phase of the nursing process. The implementation phase involves carrying out the planned interventions. In this case, the administration of antibiotics is a direct action taken to address the risk for infection, but it is not the planning phase.

D) The nurse teaches the client the appropriate hand washing technique: Teaching hand hygiene is an important intervention, but it falls under the implementation phase of the nursing process. It involves educating the client to help prevent infection, which is an action taken based on the goals and plan developed earlier. While important, it’s not the planning phase itself.