The nurse is administering medications on a medical/surgical unit. Which medication should the nurse question administering?
1. Tylenol #3, a narcotic analgesic, to a 17-year-old client who had an appendectomy 2 days ago. 2. Meperidine (Demerol), an narcotic analgesic, to a 12-year-old who had an exploratory laparotomy. 3. Morphine sulfate, a narcotic analgesic, to a 38-year-old, 2-day postoperative open cholecystectomy client with a pain level of 6. 4. Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), a narcotic analgesic, to a 40-year-old client complaining of severe abdominal pain rated a 10 on a scale of 1–10.
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