Jackie returns to the ward. She is to have a morphine infusion to deliver pain relief via a syringe driver. You note that the order is for 45 mg of morphine in 60 ml of fluid. You assist the registered nurses to set up this infusion.
-The concentration, in mg/ml, of this medicated solution is
A) 0.5 mg/ml
B) 0.75 mg/ml
C) 1 mg/ml
D) 1.25 mg/ml

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The concentration of the medicated solution is found by dividing the total amount of medication (45 mg) by the total volume of fluid (60 ml), which equals 0.75 mg/ml.

Jackie Returns to the Ward