A 59 year-old patient with breast cancer is receiving treatment with chemotherapy. The patient has been started on 5 mg of oxycodone BID for pain. Which of the following classifications of drugs should the nurse instruct the patient to avoid due to increasing 7 risk for respiratory depression?
[Answered]: A 59 year-old patient with breast cancer is…
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