A Patient in the Intensive Care Unit with Acute Decompensated

A patient in the intensive care unit with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) complains of severe dyspnea and is anxious,tachypneic,and tachycardic. Several drugs have been ordered for the patient. The nurse's priority action will be to

A) give PRN IV morphine sulfate 4 mg.
B) give PRN IV diazepam (Valium) 2.5 mg.
C) increase nitroglycerin infusion by 5 mcg/min.
D) increase dopamine infusion by 2 mcg/kg/min.

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