In response to a patient's complaint of pain, the nurse administered 2 mg oxycodone PO to a patient 40 minutes ago. The physical therapist on the unit has liaised with the nurse and plans to ambulate the patient
How should the nurse follow-up the physical therapist's statement?
A) Ask the physical therapist to wait for 1 hour before ambulating the patient
B) Reevaluate the patient's pain
C) Supervise while the therapist works with the patient
D) Inform the physical therapist that the patient will be unlikely to ambulate
B
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