A male client who is in the terminal stage of cancer is cared for at home by his family and receives a prescription for morphine at a rate to control intractable pain. When the hospice nurse visits, the client awakens, moans in severe pain, and asks for an increase in the morphine dosage. After determining the client’s respirations are 10 per minute, what is the best action for the nurse to implement?
[Answered]: A male client who is in the terminal stage of cancer…
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