1. A nurse is caring for a client who has COPD. After completing the focused assessment of the respiratory system, she notes on auscultation that the client has adventitious breath sounds throughout the upper and lower lobes bilaterally. What nursing interventions should she implement with this assessment finding?
1. A nurse is caring for 65-year-old female client following a small bowel resection. The client received morphine 4 mg IV push in PACU 1 hr ago, which relieved her pain. The provider orders a 25 mg fentanyl patch. What actions should the nurse take at this time?