urgent need some out there to take care of tis question

[UcheAnyiam]

your patient is to recieve morphine sulfate 4mg IVPB for breakthrough pain q2hrs prn. The patient is on continous mophine drip at 4mg/hr from a peripherial inserted central catheter (picc) line, with a morphine sulfate concentration of 50mg in 50ml. over an 8hr shift the patient receives three PRN doses. What is the total mg of morphine sulfate the patient received for the shift?

[norlns24]

I have never had any problems with med math, but someone else mentioned having to calculate the flow rate for this question. Perhaps it's the way the question is worded (that is messing me up), but I did not have to calculate the flow rate to get an answer. Am I wrong? Thanks.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

I doubt I'm not the only one that doesn't want a nurse that won't provide supportive teamwork and just "figure it out on your own." You did however, provide the formula, but instead of just assuming this person can't take care of his/her own problems, you should probably nicely ask him/her where they are at in solving the problem (as one poster did above). Not only that, but I'm pretty sure the poster is in nursing school, so he/she is here to learn, not to be told to figure it out on his/her own.

The poster wouldn't have posted this question if he/she didn't know how to approach it and is seeking help

It's against TOS to help posters with homework.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

I doubt I'm not the only one that doesn't want a nurse that won't provide supportive teamwork and just "figure it out on your own." You did however, provide the formula, but instead of just assuming this person can't take care of his/her own problems, you should probably nicely ask him/her where they are at in solving the problem (as one poster did above). Not only that, but I'm pretty sure the poster is in nursing school, so he/she is here to learn, not to be told to figure it out on his/her own.

The poster wouldn't have posted this question if he/she didn't know how to approach it and is seeking help

I'm not following how not giving someone the answer to a homework question equates to not providing supportive teamwork. I expect the nurses that I work with to be able to perform simple medication calculations- not come to me every time they need to give a med. And considering the title of the thread is "urgent need some out there to take care of tis question" does not speak to the poster wanting help but rather the answers. The nurse who takes the easy way out is not the one I want to work with or be the patient of.

[RescueNinjaKy]

I have never had any problems with med math, but someone else mentioned having to calculate the flow rate for this question. Perhaps it's the way the question is worded (that is messing me up), but I did not have to calculate the flow rate to get an answer. Am I wrong? Thanks.

The second question that the op posted asks for flow rate. Gtt/min is drops per minute, which is also called flow rate.

[norlns24]

Oh, LOL I didn't realize he asked a second question. The first question (which had 2 parts) asked for an answer in milligrams...which was why I was confused anyone was writing about flow rates. Okay my bad thanks!

BTW SNurseKylam you explain things very well!

[/username, BSN, RN]

RIP OP.