Dosage Calculation for Medication Administration

A healthcare provider orders 600 mg of a medication to be administered to a patient who is experiencing acute pain after surgery.

The medication is available in 300 mg tablets. The nurse needs to calculate the correct number of tablets to administer.

Additionally, the package insert of the medication states that the medication can be safely administered every 6 hours as needed, but should not exceed 2400 mg in a 24-hour period. Based on this information, determine how many tablets the nurse should administer for this dose.