An 80-year-old male patient is in the ICU status fractured femur and MVA.You are making rounds and notice he is somnolent,with no response to verbal or physical stimulation.He has been on round the clock opioids doses q 4 hours.The best immediate course of nursing action is to

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Stop opioid; consider administering naloxone; call Rapid Response Team (Code Blue); stay with patient,stimulate,and support respiration as indicated by patient status; notify primary or anesthesia provider; and monitor respiratory status and sedation level closely until sedation level is stable at less than 3 and respiratory status is satisfactory.Calling a Code Blue solely for a somnolent patient is not indicated as a solitary response.Calling the hospitalist assigned to the patient is an option only after the immediate treatment plan is enacted to reverse the opioid.Calling anesthesia is appropriate after stopping the opioid first.

An 80-Year-Old Male Patient Is in the ICU Status Fractured