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. All these medications have been ordered for the patient. The first action by the nurse will be to

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

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