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Thanks so much! That was very helpful!

I thought maybe 6-8mg . I say 6-8 because i think the dose should be titrated up gradually to something similar to the dose of the percocets (I was told the 5 mg tablets were the most common dose and I read that percocet and mrphine are equianalgesic) which have been effective for her??? Im not sure if im completely off base.

I am a nursing student and I have to do a case study but I am stuck on one of the questions and I am hoping someone can help me. Here is the case study: Client Profile Mrs. C. is a 112-kg (280-pound) 48-year-old woman, admitted for an incision and drainage of a right renal abscess. Her renal function is not impaired. Subjective Data *Lives alone *Desires 0 pain during therapy but will accept 1 to 2 on a scale of 0 to 10 *Reports incision area pain as a 2 or 3 between dressing changes, and as a 10 during dressing change *States sharp, throbbing pain persists 1 to 2 hours after dressing change *Reports pain between dressing changes controlled by two Percocet ® tablets *Reports morphine 2 mg IV barely touches pain during dressing changes Objective Data *Requires bid dry-to-dry dressing changes for 1 week *Morphine 4 to 15 mg IV q dressing change *Percocet ® 1-2 tablets for breakthrough pain between dressing changes I have to determine the answer to the following question, but I'm not sure about determining the appropriate dose: 1.Initially, what dose of IV morphine should be given? Describe the assessment data that supports the dose selected.