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An Older Adult Client Has Been Prescribed an Opioid to Manage

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An older adult client has been prescribed an opioid to manage chronic pain resulting from a shoulder injury.To eliminate a common barrier to opioid drug compliance, the nurse:


A) encourages the client to use the opioid only as prescribed.
B) educates the client to the appropriate management of constipation.
C) assures the client that dizziness will decrease as therapeutic levels are reached.
D) suggests the client take the medication with meals or a snack.

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