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.
-This infusion is to commence with a bolus dose of 4.5 mg of morphine over a 3-minute
Period. The number of mg/minute that she would receive from this order is
A) 1.5
B) 1.75
C) 2
D) 2.25

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The bolus dose is 4.5 mg over 3 minutes, which means the rate is 4.5 mg / 3 minutes = 1.5 mg/minute.

Jackie Returns to the Ward