A Patient Is Taking Meperidine (Demerol)as Needed for Moderate to Severe

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient is taking meperidine (Demerol) as needed for moderate to severe pain following an open appendectomy.The nurse assesses the following: current pain level 2,temperature 99°F,BP 130/76,respirations 10,lung sounds clear,abdomen soft and tender,bowel sounds present.Based on this assessment information,the priority nursing diagnosis is:

• A) altered breathing pattern.
• B) risk for altered body temperature.
• C) risk for constipation.
• D) pain.

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