The prescribed dose of ibuprofen is 600 mg. If it comes in 200 mg tablets, how many tablets should a nurse give?

To determine the correct number of ibuprofen tablets to administer, it's important to calculate how many 200 mg tablets are needed to reach the prescribed dose of 600 mg.

The prescribed dose is 600 mg, and each tablet contains 200 mg. To find out how many tablets are needed, you can use the following calculation:

600 mg (prescribed dose) divided by 200 mg (dose per tablet) equals the number of tablets required.

When you perform the calculation:

600 mg ÷ 200 mg = 3 tablets.

Therefore, the nurse should give 3 tablets to achieve the prescribed dose of 600 mg. This ensures that the patient receives the appropriate amount of medication based on the dosage prescribed by the healthcare provider.