A nurse is preparing to administer hydrochlorothiazide 75 mg PO. The amount available is hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies.)

To calculate the number of tablets to administer, divide the desired dose by the dose strength per tablet. In this case, 75 mg ├À 50 mg = 1.5 tablets. This means the nurse should administer 1.5 tablets of hydrochlorothiazide. Since the tablets cannot be divided, rounding to the nearest whole tablet is necessary, making the correct answer A: 1.5 tablet(s). Other choices are incorrect because they do not accurately reflect the calculation. B: 1.4 tablet(s), C: 1.6 tablet(s), and D: 1.7 tablet(s) do not match the calculated dose of 1.5 tablets.