A patient with pneumonia is at risk for developing respiratory depression. A nurse has just administered a dose of morphine sulfate intravenously
How long after the administration of morphine sulfate should the nurse monitor the patient for signs of respiratory depression? a. 2 hours
b. A half-hour
c. 1 hour
d. 4 hours
D
The nurse should continue to monitor the patient for respiratory depression for at least 4 hours.
Respiratory depression should be monitored for at least 4 hours after administration of the mor-phine sulfate; any time less than 4 hours is too brief, and respiratory depression could be over-looked.
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