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A Nurse Caring for a Patient with a Fentanyl Patch

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A nurse caring for a patient with a Fentanyl patch assesses that the patient is abnormally sleepy, is slurring words and is unsteady when ambulating. The nurse should:

A nurse caring for a patient with a Fentanyl patch assesses that the patient is abnormally sleepy, is slurring words and is unsteady when ambulating. The nurse should:


A) put up the side rails on the bed.
B) elevate the head of the bed 45 degrees and offer coffee or cola drink.
C) remove the patch and wipe off the skin.
D) apply ice to skin around the patch.

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