Mrs Ellie Collins Has Been Admitted to the Ward for Abdominal

Multiple Choice

Mrs Ellie Collins has been admitted to the ward for abdominal surgery in the morning. She has informed the medical officer that she smokes 25 cigarettes each day and has been on the contraceptive pill for 10 years. You have been asked to follow through with her care for the next two days, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-Nitrazepam (Mogadon) , 10 mg, has been ordered to help her to sleep. Stock is 5 mg scored tablets. The number of tablets that she should be given is

A) 1/2 a tablet
B) 1 tablet
C) 1 1/2 tablets
D) 2 tablets