Now let’s apply what you have learned!

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.

a) Administer oxygen

b) Administer naloxone

c) Insert a foley catheter

d) Increase IV fluid rate

e) Raise the head of the bed

Note: Answers to the Lightbulb Moment can be found in the “Answer Key” sections at the end of the book.