You Have Been Assigned to a Surgical Ward and You

question 88

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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.
-Ms Fisher's premedication is now due. She has been ordered Papaveretum 16 mg and Hyoscine 0.4 mg. If Papaveretum is available 20 mg/ml, what volume should be drawn up?

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