The nurse, providing an opioid analgesic to a client, will assess the client for risk factors that could cause respiratory depression. All of the following are examples of these risk factors, EXCEPT:
a. renal dysfunction. c. altered level of consciousness.
b. normal liver function. d. abdominal distention.
Question 2
The nurse, planning care for several clients, realizes that the one who would be at MOST RISK of experiencing sensory disturbances would be a:
a. 24-year-old client with a lower leg cast.
b. 44-year-old client who left her reading glasses at home.
c. normal 10-week-old infant.
d. 56-year-old client in intensive care after a heart attack.
The surgical nurse assists the client into the correct position
Nurse collaboration
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