The client complains of a severe migraine headache. The nurse anticipates that the physician will order:
a. opioid analgesics.
b. nonnarcotic analgesics.
c. ergotamine tartrate.
d. serotonin1-receptor agonists (triptans).
ANS: D
More severe migraine headaches are treated with triptans.
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