The nurse is caring for a client who has just started taking sustained-release morphine sulphate for chronic pain and is nausea with abdominal fullness. Which of the following interventions is the most appropriate for the nurse to implement?

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Nausea is frequently experienced with the initiation of opioid therapy, and antiemetics usually are prescribed to treat this expected adverse effect. There is no indication that a different opioid is needed, although if the nausea persists, the health care provider may order a change of opioid. Although tolerance develops and the nausea will subside in about a week, it is not appropriate to allow the client to continue to be nauseated. A clear liquid diet may decrease the nausea, but the best choice would be to administer the antiemetic medication and allow the client to eat.

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