Question

The nurse assesses the client's pain level as a 9 on 0-to-10 pain scale and notifies the health care provider, who orders morphine sulfate gr ½ i.m. stat. the only available morphine is morphine sulfate in a 20-ml vial, labeled 15 mg/ml. how many milliliters of pain medication would the nurse administer? record your answer using a whole number.

Answer 1

 Answer is    2

  Explanation:

Calculate the dosage by converting grains to milligrams:

1 gr/60 mg = 0.5 gr/X.

X= 30 mg.

Then, use the ratio-and-proportion method to determine the number of milliliters to administer:

15 mg/1 ml = 30 mg/Y.

Y = 30 mg x 1 ml/15 mg = 2 ml.