A patient's intractable neuropathic pain is being treated on an inpatient basis using a multimodal approach to analgesia

After administering a recently increased dose of IV morphine to the patient, the nurse has returned to assess the patient and finds the patient unresponsive to verbal and physical stimulation with a respiratory rate of five breaths per minute. The nurse has called a code blue and should anticipate the administration of what drug?
A) Acetylcysteine
B) Naloxone
C) Celecoxib
D) Acetylsalicylic acid


Ans: B
Feedback:
Severe opioid-induced sedation necessitates the administration of naloxone, an opioid antagonist. Celecoxib, acetylcysteine, and acetylsalicylic acid are ineffective.

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