When the Nurse Visits a Hospice Patient, the Patient Has

When the nurse visits a hospice patient, the patient has a respiratory rate of 8 breaths/minute and complains of severe pain. Which action is best for the nurse to take?

A) Inform the patient that increasing the morphine will cause the respiratory drive to fail.
B) Administer a nonopioid analgesic, such as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ( NSAID ) , to improve patient pain control.
C) Tell the patient that additional morphine can be administered when the respirations are 12.
D) Titrate the prescribed morphine dose upward until the patient indicates adequate pain relief.

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