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How many tablet(s) should the nurse administer?<br><br>Use a leading zero if it applies. Don&#8217;t use a trailing zero. Any rounding should be completed at the end of the calculation. The answer must be numeric only. Don&#8217;t add any units of measurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;0.5 tablets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/dosage-calculation.png?w=1024\" alt=\"dosage calculation for lorazepam\" class=\"wp-image-3593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/dosage-calculation.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/dosage-calculation.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/dosage-calculation.png?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/dosage-calculation.png?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/dosage-calculation.png?resize=1024,1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about lorazepam&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/learn\/Ratio_and_Proportion_Method_for_Dosage_Calculation\">here<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dosage calculation for lorazepam is important for the treatment of anxiety disorder in the emergency department. 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