Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 641 of 2368
A client with a head injury and increased intracranial pressure has an order for morphine. Why should the nurse use caution?
- Morphine can cause severe hyperglycemia
- Morphine can obscure neurologic signs of increased intracranial pressure
- Morphine can decrease cerebrospinal fluid pressure
- Morphine can cause the pupils to become fixed and dilated
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Correct answer: Morphine can obscure neurologic signs of increased intracranial pressure
Morphine can change pupillary response and consciousness, which may hide neurologic signs, and it can raise cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
Source: Nursing Pharmacology, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Analgesics & Musculoskeletal System: Morphine. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Reduction of Risk Potential"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026