If a prescription for morphine sulfate is written for 2 mg/mL and entered as 20 mg/mL, the patient will receive:

Rationale

The patient will receive ten times the prescribed dose.

When a prescription for morphine sulfate is intended to be 2 mg/mL but is entered as 20 mg/mL, the actual dosage delivered to the patient is significantly higher than prescribed. Specifically, the patient receives a concentration that is ten times greater than the intended amount.

A (one-tenth the prescribed dose) YOUR ANSWER

This choice suggests that the patient would receive a dose significantly lower than intended. However, entering 20 mg/mL instead of 2 mg/mL means the patient is receiving a much higher concentration, not a lower one.

B (twice the prescribed dose) YOUR ANSWER

This option indicates that the patient would receive a dose that is only double the intended amount. Since the entered dose is ten times the prescribed concentration, this choice does not accurately reflect the situation.

C (five times the prescribed dose) YOUR ANSWER

This choice implies that the patient would receive a dose five times greater than prescribed. However, given that the actual concentration entered is ten times the prescribed concentration, this option also fails to represent the correct situation.

D (ten times the prescribed dose) CORRECT

This choice correctly identifies that the patient will receive ten times the prescribed dose. The prescription was for 2 mg/mL, but entering it as 20 mg/mL results in a dosage that is indeed ten times higher than intended.

Conclusion

In this scenario, the discrepancy between the intended and entered morphine sulfate concentration leads to the patient receiving a dosage that is tenfold greater than prescribed. Understanding the implications of dosage errors is critical in medication safety, highlighting the importance of accurate prescription entries to prevent potentially harmful overdoses.

If a prescription for morphine sulfate is written for 2 mg/mL and entered as 20 mg/mL, the patient will receive:

The patient will receive ten times the prescribed dose.

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