{"id":7278,"date":"2025-09-28T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/?p=7278"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T21:08:04","slug":"dosage-calculation-ursodiol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/dosage-calculation-ursodiol","title":{"rendered":"Dosage Calculation: Ursodiol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Effective dosing ensures optimal treatment outcomes. With 300 mg tablets available, how many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? Do you know the answer? Let&#8217;s find out!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A patient weighing 220 pounds is being treated for asymptomatic cholelithiasis with ursodiol 9 mg\/kg\/day in three separate oral doses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ursodiol tablets contain 300 mg each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How many tablet(s) should the nurse administer per dose? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any rounding should be completed at the end of the calculation. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The answer must be numeric only. Do not add any units of measurement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Scroll down for the answer!<\/strong><\/em><\/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\/2025\/09\/Dosage-Calculation-Ursodiol-Answer-Updated.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Dosage-Calculation-Ursodiol-Answer-Updated.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Dosage-Calculation-Ursodiol-Answer-Updated.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Dosage-Calculation-Ursodiol-Answer-Updated.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Dosage-Calculation-Ursodiol-Answer-Updated.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Dosage-Calculation-Ursodiol-Answer-Updated.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to learn more about this topic? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch the Osmosis video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/learn\/Gallstone-dissolving_agents%3A_Nursing_Pharmacology\">Gallstone-dissolving agents: Nursing pharmacology<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/plans\/rn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/hm-healthdigital-multisite.go-vip.net\/osmosisblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Blog_Display_Ads_RN1_2023_535910.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Blog_Display_Ads_RN1_2023_535910.png 700w, https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Blog_Display_Ads_RN1_2023_535910.png?resize=300,107 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Access your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osmosis.org\/login?type=create\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free trial<\/a>&nbsp;to Osmosis today and discover why millions of nurses love learning with us<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Test your nursing math skills by calculating how many 300 mg ursodiol tablets to administer per dose for a patient weighing 220 pounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":7280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20,29,32],"tags":[1276,259,1275,934,245,1270,1277,149,1274,379],"class_list":["post-7278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exam-prep","category-nclex","category-nursing","tag-cholelithiasis","tag-dosage-calculation","tag-drug-dosing","tag-medication-administration","tag-nursing-education","tag-nursing-math","tag-oral-tablets","tag-patient-care","tag-ursodiol","tag-weight-based-dosing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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