The nonverbal patient is improving in the intensive care unit following a motor vehicle accident; as such, the continuous hydromorphone infusion is being weaned according to a schedule. The nurse provides education to the patient’s guardian about which signs and symptoms that the pain medicine is being weaned too quickly? Select all that apply.
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