A nurse is assigned to care for a client with a nonproductive cough. The client has been prescribed codeine sulfate. The nurse understands that this drug is contraindicated in which client?
A) Client with head injury
B) Client with COPD
C) Premature infant
D) Clients with asthma
Ans: C
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Codeine sulfate is contraindicated in premature infants. Codeine sulfate should be used cautiously in clients with head injury, COPD, and asthma.
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