The safest narcotic choice for your elderly client experiencing severe acute pain is:
A) Demerol (meperidine) .
B) Talwin (pentazocine) .
C) morphine sulfate.
D) none; there are no safe narcotics for elderly clients.Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should always be used instead.
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