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