The nurse working in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) recovering a male client after an exploratory laparotomy administers the prescribed hydromorphone (Dilaudid) IVP. Five minutes later the nurse...

The nurse working in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) recovering a male client after an exploratory laparotomy administers the prescribed hydromorphone (Dilaudid) IVP. Five minutes later the nurse assesses respiration of 8. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

1. Ask the anesthesiologist to come and assess the client.

2. Administer naloxone (Narcan), a narcotic antagonist, IVP.

3. Re-assess the client’s respiratory status in 20 minutes.

4. Use an ambu bag and ventilate the client.