An opioid-naà¯ve client experiences acute pain after surgery and is prescribed opioid therapy. The nurse would be especially alert for the development of which of the following?
A) Pruritus
B) Severe headache
C) Respiratory depression
D) Urticaria
Ans: C
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The nurse should monitor for symptoms of respiratory depression developing in the client as one of the severe adverse reactions of opioid treatment. Pruritus, urticaria, and headache are caused by opioids, but these conditions are not the most severe and common adverse reactions observed in opioid-naïve clients. Therefore, the nurse need not monitor for pruritus, severe headache, or severe urticaria in an opioid-naïve client undergoing opioid therapy.
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