- Administer more opioid for pain
- Assess respiratory status, administer naloxone if indicated, and notify the physician of opioid overdose symptoms
- Tell the patient to sleep it off
- Encourage the patient to walk around
80. A home care patient with chronic pain is prescribed a long-acting opioid. They report feeling excessively drowsy and difficult to arouse. What is the immediate nursing action?
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