The patient has been started on morphine sulfate (MS Contin) for chronic back pain resulting from inoperable disk degeneration. What nursing actions are indicated? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Use the prn order of MiraLax routinely every night.
2. Ask the dietary department to add bran cereal to the patient's breakfast trays.
3. Ask the health care provider to write an order for an indwelling urinary catheter.
4. Review the trending of the patient's daily weights.
5. Check the medical record for a prn order for an antiemetic.
1,2,4,5
Rationale 1: One of the adverse effects of morphine therapy is constipation. The nurse should be proactive by giving the MiraLax every night.
Rationale 2: Intake of additional fiber, as long as sufficient fluid is taken, is useful in preventing the constipation that is common with the use of morphine.
Rationale 3: While morphine may promote urinary retention, other methods of controlling this adverse effect should be used initially.
Rationale 4: Morphine should not be administered to those who are hypovolemic due to the risk of hypotension. Daily weight is a good way to monitor hydration status.
Rationale 5: Nausea and vomiting are adverse effects of the use of morphine. Until the patient becomes tolerant of this effect, an antiemetic may be necessary.
Global Rationale: One of the adverse effects of morphine therapy is constipation. The nurse should be proactive by giving the MiraLax every night. Intake of additional fiber, as long as sufficient fluid is taken, is useful in preventing the constipation that is common with the use of morphine. Morphine should not be administered to those who are hypovolemic due to the risk of hypotension. Nausea and vomiting are adverse effects of the use of morphine. Until the patient becomes tolerant of this effect, an antiemetic may be necessary. While morphine may promote urinary retention, other methods of controlling this adverse effect should be used initially.
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