6.10 Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making Consolidation Activities
Now let’s apply what you have learned! Complete the following case study and interactive learning activities.
Your 82-year-old postoperative client is hard to rouse 30 minutes after you administered IV morphine. Their BP is 102/72, respirations are 8 and shallow and SpO2 is 88% on room air.
Which of the following (with health care provider orders) are priority nursing actions? Select all that apply.
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- Administer oxygen
- Administer naloxone
- Insert a foley catheter
- Increase IV fluid rate
- Raise the head of the bed
What is your rationale for choosing that answer?
Note: Answers to the Clinical Reasoning Activities and Critical Thinking questions can be found in the Chapter 6: Pain and Mobility Medications Answer Key – Fundamentals of Nursing Pharmacology – 2nd Canadian Edition section at the end of the book.
