When assessing a patient who smoked a synthetic cannabinoid, the nurse should be alert for which potential prolonged adverse effects?
A) Distorted perception and difficulty thinking and problem solving
B) Bradycardia, sedation, and hallucinations
C) Tachycardia, agitation, sedation, and psychosis
D) Poor eye contact, paranoia, and anxiety
C) Tachycardia, agitation, sedation, and psychosis
Explanation: A) Marijuana's immediate effects include distorted perception, difficulty with thinking and problem solving, and loss of motor coordination. These effects are not prolonged adverse effects.
B) Synthetic cannabinoids can produce intense, prolonged adverse effects characterized by signs and symptoms such as tachycardia, agitation, sedation, and psychosis that sometimes require hospitalization.
C) Synthetic cannabinoids can produce intense, prolonged adverse effects characterized by signs and symptoms such as tachycardia, agitation, sedation, and psychosis that sometimes require hospitalization.
D) Psychoactive symptoms of marijuana use may include anxiety, paranoia, poor eye contact, agitation, both grandiose and paranoid delusions, and psychosis. These effects are not prolonged adverse effects.
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