The nurse is speaking to a mother and father who are deeply concerned about their child who has been receiving opioid analgesia for pain within the past 3 weeks. The client has been requiring an increased dose of the pain medication to achieve the initial effects. They state that they are certain that their son will become "an addict" if the use of this drug continues. What is the most appropriate response for the nurse to make?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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The nurse is speaking to a mother and father who are deeply concerned about their child who has been receiving opioid analgesia for pain within the past 3 weeks. The client has been requiring an increased dose of the pain medication to achieve the initial effects. They state that they are certain that their son will become "an addict" if the use of this drug continues.    What is the  most  appropriate response for the nurse to make? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

"The symptoms that your child are displaying are more consistent with tolerance of the drug, rather than addiction. There is an extremely low risk of real addiction from the use of opioids to treat pain in children."

Answer

"Your child is experiencing withdrawal syndrome of this medication, rather than addiction, and this effect will wear off over time"

Answer

"It is unlikely that your child will become addicted, because they are not old enough to buy drugs themselves once they leave the hospital"

Answer

"It is likely that your child will become addicted to opioids, but luckily there are several effective treatments that we can use to treat it"

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