A Patient with a Severe Cough Has a New Order

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient with a severe cough has a new order for a hydrocodone-based antitussive.Upon collecting the patient's history, the nurse notes what concern, which triggers a call to the health care provider to check the patient's new order?

• A)The patient has been unable to sleep for four nights due to coughing.
• B)The patient has a history of persistent intermittent asthma.
• C)The patient says hydrocodone makes her drowsy.
• D)The patient has a history of lung cancer.

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