A Client Who Is Allergic to Morphine Has Been Receiving

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client who is allergic to morphine has been receiving meperidine (Demerol) 75-100 mg IM every 6 hours for the last 3 days.Five hours after the last dose,the client calls the nursing desk and says,I need some pain medication.I am hurting so badly that I am shaking." What should the nurse do?
Select all that apply.

• A)Administer the 100 mg dose.
• B)Administer the 75 mg dose.
• C)Administer 50 mg of meperidine.
• D)Collaborate with the client's health care provider regarding the medication and schedule.
• E)Ask the client when the shaking first began.

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