The physician has ordered 6 mg morphine sulphate every three to four hours prn for a patient's postoperative pain. The unit dose in the medication dispenser has 15 mg in 1 mL. How much solution should the nurse give?
a. 1.5 mL
b. 1.3 mL
c. 0.4 mL
d. 1.25 mL
C
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