A client is given a postoperative opioid drug for pain relief. The nurse observes that the drug has slowed the client's breathing pattern. Which of the following reasons would the nurse most likely identify as the cause of the lowered breathing pattern?
A) Anxiety
B) Somnolence
C) Nausea
D) Anorexia
Ans: B
Feedback:
The nurse should identify somnolence as a cause of slowing of the client's breathing pattern. Sometimes the somnolence and pain relief produced by the opioid drug can slow the client's breathing pattern. Anxiety, nausea, and anorexia are not known to be responsible for slowing down a client's breathing pattern when the client is administered an opioid drug.
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