A client with cancer is receiving low-dose oral morphine but is reporting both "breakthrough" pain and constipation.
What intervention does the nurse implement first?
a. Administers ordered docusate sodium (Colace) and gabapentin (Neurontin).
b. Decreases the morphine (morphine sulfate) dosage for the client.
c. Gives the client a Fleet's (sodium biphosphate) enema.
d. Records the client's bowel movements.