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and slight abdominal distention. Which of the following actions, if taken by the nurse, is BEST? 1. Recommend that the morphine dose is decreased 2. Withhold the pain medication 3. Administer the medication by another route 4. Explore alternative pain management techniques. 374. The visiting nurse evaluates the progress of a client recently diagnosed with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). As part of the treatment plan, the client receives Humulin N 32 units and Humulin R & units each moming. Which of the following actions, if performed by the client while preparing the morning insulin injection, would require an intervention by the nurse? 1. After the client draws up 8 units of Humulin R, she adds Humulin N to the syringe for a total of 40 units. 2. The client draws up 32 units of the clear insulin followed by 8 uints of cloudy insulin for a total of 40 units 3. Initially, the client injects air into the Humulin N vital without drawing up any insulin 4. The client injects air into each bottle of insulin equal to the amount of insulin to be withdrawn. 375, The clinic nurse is obtaining a throat culture from a client with pharyngitis. It is MOST important for the nurse to do which of the following? 1. Quickly rub a cotton swab over both tonsillar areas and the posterior pharynx 2. Obtain a sputum container for the client to use 3. Irrigate with warm saline, and then swab the pharynx 4. Hyperextend the client's head and neck for the procedure 376. During the first 24 hours after total parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy is started, the nurse should 1. Monitor vital signs every two hours 2. Determine urinalysis results 3. Evaluate blood glucose levels 4. Compare weight with previous readings