Question

A client with cancer pain is prescribed oxycodone. Which teaching is most essential to help prevent long-term complications?

1. Teach the client how to assess blood pressure daily
2. Teach the client how to prevent constipation
3. Teach the client how to prevent itching.
4. Teach the client how to prevent nausea.

Answer 1

2. Teach the client how to prevent constipation

Step-by-step explanation:

Oxycodone is the active substance in an opioid analgesic known commercially as Oxycontin. This oral medicine is indicated for extreme pain as it inhibits the transmission of painful impulses.

It is very common for the use of medications to relieve severe pain, such as oxycodone, to cause constipation or constipation, where the patient has a hard time evacuating, often spending days without a toilet. It is not only this type of medication that causes this problem, but it is important to inform patients who need to take oxycodone that they will need to be prevented against constipation.