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I have my final tomorrow in my math class for my pre req before I can get into the LPN program. I need help with this conversion. Here is the problem. The prescription calls for the patient to take 50mg PO t.i.d. The medicine is supplied in 25mg tablets. Now, the problem I have is converting the 50mg and the 25mg. This problem is to be writtenin English form, which I know how to do. Can someone, please help!

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Specializes in Hospice, LTC, Rehab, Home Health.

Time for you to quit cramming and go take a cup of tea and watch A Christmas Carol. Seriously you've either studied yourself stupid (JK) or you're playing an early April Fool's joke!

A:The patient should be given two (2) twenty-five mg. tablets to equal a dose of fifty mg.

2 x 25 = 50

And a total of 6 tabs per day. (2 tabs/3 times daily 2x3=6)

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Specializes in Rodeo Nursing (Neuro).

I think you may be tripping over the term "converting." Nursing math is easy. How many quarters make 50 cents? Going the other direction, if cookies are 50 cents a dozen, how many can you buy for 25 cents?

In school, you may have to learn formulas to "convert" these quantities, and being formulas to memorize, they can seem intimidating, but a lot of times, if you stop and think it through in familiar terms, it isn't really all that complicated. And that applies to pretty much all nursing math.

Good luck.

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@Flarn, thank u for the reply to my my math problem. It really helped and I understand how u figured it out. Thanks, once again.

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Time for you to quit cramming and go take a cup of tea and watch A Christmas Carol. Seriously you've either studied yourself stupid (JK) or you're playing an early April Fool's joke!

A:The patient should be given two (2) twenty-five mg. tablets to equal a dose of fifty mg.

2 x 25 = 50

And a total of 6 tabs per day. (2 tabs/3 times daily 2x3=6)

Thanks @ Flarn. This really makes since now. The way u explained it. Thanks, once again.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, educator.

it's possible to study way too hard. Take Flarn's advice and have that tea....come back to the math a little later. Good luck on that test!

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Specializes in LTC.

Yeah...studyin waaay to hard there. Rest...relax..watch a movie. go out...

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I dont think it would be too hard either. Erica34 is right. Listen to her.

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