The Client Is Experiencing Breakthrough Pain While Receiving Opioids

question 29

Multiple Choice

The client is experiencing breakthrough pain while receiving opioids.An order is written for the client to receive a transmucosal fentanyl "unit." In teaching about this medication,the nurse should instruct the client to:

• A) Swab the unit over the cheeks
• B) Do not chew the unit after administration
• C) Take no more than two units per episode of discomfort
• D) Allow the unit to dissolve slowly in the mouth over 15 minutes or more

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