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0.2mg not mL

0.2mg not mL

I'm afraid you're confused about the fundamental algebra involved with this problem. Earlier you said that the volume you drew up was 0.2mL (which equates to a 2mg dose from a 10mg/mL vial), now you're saying that the dose is 0.2mg? I'd strongly suggest that you sit down with your clinical instructor and go over how to calculate volumes of medications to be drawn up given various concentrations of medications.

I mispoke..it was 0.2mL.

Who on earth supplies 10mg of Morphine PER ONE mL? I've only seen 2mg/mL ... this question seems like it was written by stone age professors or maybe I'm unaware 10mg per 1 mL morphine. Dang!

Can someone enlighten me???

Who on earth supplies 10mg of Morphine PER ONE mL? I've only seen 2mg/mL ... this question seems like it was written by stone age professors or maybe I'm unaware 10mg per 1 mL morphine. Dang!

Can someone enlighten me???

We get our morphine in 4mg per mL and 10mg per mL. We don't use the 10mL version often, but it is a thing.

OP.

How were you giving the pain relief IV or subcut?

As others have said IV, I would dilute it water for injection up to 10mls so you have a solution of 1mg/1ml.

If its being given subcut I would not dilute it at all. However if you are giving it into a sub cut line, ensure you use a flush once you have given the 0.2mls (2mgs) morphine to ensure it doesnt sit in the line however the line is very small so you should only need to give a 2-3ml flush

Who on earth supplies 10mg of Morphine PER ONE mL? I've only seen 2mg/mL ... this question seems like it was written by stone age professors or maybe I'm unaware 10mg per 1 mL morphine. Dang!

Can someone enlighten me???

Unaware I suspect

We have it avaliable 5mg/1ml, 10mg/1ml, 30mg/1ml and 50mg/1ml

We use it alot with syringe drivers and for sub cut pain relief. With some of our palliative patients we may need to give a very large dose in the syringe driver over 100mgs in 24 hours

As others have said IV, I would dilute it water for injection up to 10mls so you have a solution of 1mg/1ml.

I would suggest NOT diluting your meds in SWFI, but rather NS (so long as the med is compatible with NS). There are some meds that must be RECONSTITUTED with SWFI vs. NS.