hard · NCLEX-RN Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
A client is receiving a continuous morphine infusion via a Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pump for postoperative pain. Which findings would require the nurse to stop the infusion and notify the provider? Select all that apply.
- Pinpoint pupils that are sluggishly reactive to light.
- Pulse oximetry reading of 95% on room air.
- Client reports a pain level of 3 on a 0-10 scale.
- Client is difficult to arouse with a Sedation Scale score of 4.
- Respiratory rate of 8 breaths per minute.
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