A client is prescribed an opioid analgesic. The initial interview reveals that the client chronically drinks alcohol. The nurse would assess the client for which of the following as a possible interaction between the opioid analgesic and alcohol?
A) Respiratory depression
B) Central nervous system depression
C) Hypotension
D) Sedation
Ans: B
Feedback:
The nurse should monitor the client for central nervous system depression. The nurse need not monitor the client for respiratory depression, hypotension, or sedation because these are the effects of the interaction of opioid analgesics with barbiturates, not alcohol.
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