A 78-year-old patient is in the recovery room after a lengthy surgery on his hip.As the patient was gradually awakening,he requested pain medication.Within 10 minutes after receiving a dose of morphine sulfate,he is very lethargic and his respirations are shallow,with a rate of 9 per minute.What necessary action may the nurse need to perform?
A) Close observation of signs of opioid tolerance
B) Immediate intubation and artificial ventilation
C) Administration of naloxone (Narcan) , an opioid reversal agent
D) Administration of an agonist opioid,such as fentanyl (Duragesic)
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