A nurse admits a patient who has chronic pain and has been taking morphine sulfate for 4 months. The nurse should anticipate which of the following long-term effects in the patient?
a. Tolerance
b. Psychosomatic symptoms
c. Withdrawal
d. Respiratory depression
ANS: A
With prolonged use, morphine sulfate produces tolerance in a patient.
Psychosomatic disorders are not expected in a patient taking morphine sulfate long term.
Until the patient stops taking the morphine sulfate, which is not indicated here, withdrawal would not be a concern.
Respiratory depression would most likely have occurred during the initial stages of drug therapy and would be less of a concern at 4 months into the regimen.
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