The Nurse Is Collecting Data for an Anxious Patient Who

The nurse is collecting data for an anxious patient who reports dyspnea. Data collection findings include diaphoresis; retractions; pink, frothy sputum; blood pressure 174/86 mm Hg; pulse 116 beats/min; and respirations 32/min. After morphine is given, which of these findings indicate the patient is having a desired response to the morphine?

A) Slow, shallow respirations
B) Lethargy
C) Reduced blood pressure
D) Increased pulmonary pressures