NCLEX RN Practice Question # 807
NCLEX Examination.
Practice Question # 807.
nclex examination
Opioid agonists: Morphine
Actions
- Acts on opiate receptors in the central nervous system
Indications
- Pain
Nursing considerations
- Monitor the patient for adverse effects, such as sedation, euphoria, seizures, dizziness, nightmares, bradycardia, shock, cardiac arrest, nausea, constipation, vomiting, thrombocytopenia, and respiratory depression.
- Keep an opioid antagonist (naloxone) and resuscitation equipment available.