Question

a client has been prescribed morphine 4 – 6 mg iv q4h prn. the client reports pain rated at 8/10 and the nurse verifies on the mar that the client has most often required 6-mg doses. the nurse chooses to administer 6 mg. the drug is available in ampules containing 10mg/ml. how many ml should the nurse withdraw and administer?

Answer 1

0.6mls of course if ampule contains 10mg think of 6 as in 0.6 since 10mg would be 1ml hope that helps it did for me