You Have Been Assigned to a Surgical Ward and You

question 45

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You have been assigned to a surgical ward and you are working with a registered nurse in the peri-operative bay. Four clients have surgery booked for today, and two are recovering from surgery yesterday. The registered nurse asks you to assist with medications by checking her calculations.
-Mandy's pain relief medication completed two hours ago and she tells the registered nurse that her pain is troublesome. Subcutaneous morphine, 6 mg, may be given. If stock available is 10 mg/ml, what volume is required for this order?

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