A primary health care provider orders opioid antagonist treatment for a client with respiratory depression. The nurse should be aware of which of the following conditions that can occur during an abrupt reversal of opioid respiratory treatment?
A) Dizziness
B) Headache
C) Vomiting
D) Lightheadedness
Ans: C
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The nurse should know that an abrupt reversal of opioid respiratory depression with an opioid antagonist results in vomiting. The nurse must maintain a patent airway and should turn and suction the client as needed in such cases. Headache, dizziness, and lightheadedness are not known to occur during an abrupt reversal of opioid respiratory treatment.
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