The Patient Has Been Started on Morphine Sulfate (MS Contin)

question 14

Multiple Choice

The patient has been started on morphine sulfate (MS Contin) for chronic back pain resulting from inoperable disk degeneration. What nursing actions are indicated?

• A) Use the prn order of MiraLax routinely every night.
• B) Ask the dietary department to add bran cereal to the patient's breakfast trays.
• C) Ask the health care provider to write an order for an indwelling urinary catheter.
• D) Review the trending of the patient's daily weights.
• E) Check the medical record for a prn order for an antiemetic.

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