A nurse who usually works in the NICU is floated to the emergency department. Which of these patients should the charge nurse assign to this nurse?

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The patient who should be assigned by the charge nurse to the NICU nurse is a pediatric patient who has been on pain medication for terminal cancer with an initial assessment finding of pinpoint pupils and a relaxed respiratory rate of 10. Nurses who are floated to a different department should be assigned to patients with minimal anticipated immediate complications of their problems. The patient exhibits opiod toxicity with the pinpoint pupils and has the least risk of complications to occur in the near future.

A Nurse Who Usually Works in the NICU Is Floated