A postoperative client has a prescription for morphine 2 mg IV push every 2 hours and hydrocodone po, 5 mg every 6 hours. The client received the morphine 2 hours ago and is requesting hydrocodone. Which initial action should the nurse take?FLAGUsing a pain scale assess the patient’s level of painAdminister 5 mg of hydrocodoneAdminister another dose of morphineEncourage the use of distraction techniques
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[Expert Solution]: A postoperative client has a prescription…