NCLEX-RN
Adult Health Med Surg NCLEX Test Bank Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A 48-year-old client with cancer has been receiving 10 mg of I.V. morphine while hospitalized. In control, the nurse should administer which of the following doses of oral morphine?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The equianalgesic conversion from 10 mg I.V. morphine to oral morphine (1:3 ratio) is 30 mg, as oral morphine has lower bioavailability due to first-pass metabolism.
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