A client with a terminal illness was ingesting morphine sulfate 10 mg by mouth every 6 hours for pain. To ensure that the client receives the same degree of pain control when delivering the same medication through the intravenous route, which of the following should the nurse do?

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When delivering medication through a different route, the nurse must consult a conversion table to determine the equivalent dose. Therefore, the nurse should consult a dose equivalent table to determine the appropriate dose of morphine sulfate to be administered intravenously. Option A is incorrect, as the medication dose might not be equivalent in both routes. Option B is incorrect because it increases the dose while not knowing if it is equivalent or not, and it may lead to complications. Option C is incorrect since morphine sulfate can indeed be administered through the intravenous route.

A Client with a Terminal Illness Was Ingesting Morphine Sulfate