The nurse is caring for a child receiving a continuous intravenous (IV) low-dose infusion of morphine for severe postoperative pain. The nurse observes a slower respiratory rate, and the child cannot be aroused. The most appropriate management of this child is for the nurse to do which first?
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When discussing discipline with the mother of a 4-year-old c…
When discussing discipline with the mother of a 4-year-old child, which should the nurse include?
The nurse is teaching a class on breastfeeding to expectant…
The nurse is teaching a class on breastfeeding to expectant parents. Which is a contraindication for breastfeeding?
When should the nurse expect breastfeeding-associated jaundi…
When should the nurse expect breastfeeding-associated jaundice to first appear in a normal infant?
While a mother is feeding her high-risk neonate, the nurse o…
While a mother is feeding her high-risk neonate, the nurse observes the neonate having occasional apnea, pallor, and bradycardia. What is the most appropriate nursing action?
Evidence-based practice (EBP), a decision-making model, is b…
Evidence-based practice (EBP), a decision-making model, is best described as which?
When caring for a neonate in a radiant warmer, what should t…
When caring for a neonate in a radiant warmer, what should the nurse be alert to?
Which statement best represents the first stage or the first…
Which statement best represents the first stage or the first period of reactivity in the infant?
Where is the best place to observe for the presence of petec…
Where is the best place to observe for the presence of petechiae in dark-skinned individuals?
A mother brings 6-month-old Eric to the clinic for a well-ba…
A mother brings 6-month-old Eric to the clinic for a well-baby checkup. She comments, “I want to go back to work, but I don’t want Eric to suffer because I’ll have less time with him.” Which is the nurse’s most appropriate answer?