Solve the Following Problems Using a Calculator, Moving Decimals, Reducing

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Essay

Solve the following problems using a calculator, moving decimals, reducing drug:total volume ratios, and labeling your answers.
-Ordered: Morphine sulfate 10 mg direct IV for severe pain.
Literature recommendation: Dilute to 5 mL with sterile water for injection or sterile saline for injection and infuse over 4 min. a. How many mL of the drug will be withdrawn from the vial (to the nearest tenth)?
b. How many mL will be in the syringe after dilution? Indicate the dose on the syringe.
c. How many mL per min will be injected?
d. How many total seconds will the injection take?
e. How many seconds per calibration?

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