The nurse is assessing a patient who has been admitted to the emergency department for a possible opioid overdose. Which assessment finding is characteristic of an opioid drug overdose?
a. Dilated pupils
b. Restlessness
c. Respiration rate of 6 breaths/min
d. Heart rate of 55 beats/min
ANS: C
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