What should be included in the teaching plan for the parents of a 3-year-old child who has been prescribed an opioid analgesic?
a. The opioid is likely to cause significant respiratory depression.
b. The medicine is prescribed with the knowledge that addiction may occur.
c. The opioid is very effective as a pain control method.
d. The opioid is only to be given in cases of severe pain.
ANS: C
It is an effective type of analgesia. When administered to children, opioid analgesics do not have any greater respiratory depression than when given to an adult, and the risk of addiction is virtually nonexistent in children.
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