A heroin addict who overdoses on the drug is brought into the emergency department. The client is having seizures, and the nurse notes that his pupils are dilated. Which intervention does the nurse anticipate that the emergency department health care provider will prescribe?

A. Gastric lavage
B. Intravenous fluid
C. Naloxone (Narcan)
D. Ammonium chloride


Ans: C. Naloxone (Narcan)

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