The order reads 2 mg morphine sulfate IVP q 2 hrs PRN severe pain. You have morphine sulfate prefilled syringes labeled 2 mg/ml. Hospital safety policy requires that you mix the morphine in an additional 4 ml of sterile water before injecting. It also requires you to inject the morphine over 5 minutes. Four minutes into this injection, how much morphine will the patient have received?
A. 1.0 mg
B. 1.3 mg
C. 1.6 mg
D. 3.0
Ans: C. 1.6 mg
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