At the 7:00 AM change-of-shift report, the nurse receives the report that patient A had a sleepless night related to pain and just fell asleep after an increased pain medication administration one-half hour ago. Patient B, who is scheduled for surgery at 8:30 AM, is also sleeping. How would an organized nurse plan the early morning activities?
A) Wake patient A for breakfast.
B) Perform time-flexible tasks that can be done while both patients sleep.
C) Prep patient B now; allow patient A to sleep.
D) Assign a nursing assistant to wake and help feed patient A.

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Setting priorities and identifying time-fixed tasks would indicate that patient B needs to be prepared for surgery. Patient A needs to sleep.

At the 7:00 AM Change-Of-Shift Report, the Nurse Receives the Report