A terminal ill client's pain is being managed with opioid analgesics.When he reports experiencing constipation,the nurse's most therapeutic response is:

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While constipation is a common side effect of opioid analgesics,the most therapeutic nursing response to the client's report is to offer an appropriate intervention.While the other options are appropriate,the use of a laxative is likely to produce the most effective,timely solution to the problem especially since a terminally ill client is not likely to be eating and drinking sufficiently.

A Terminal Ill Client's Pain Is Being Managed with Opioid