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A nurse is caring for a client who overdosed on morphine and has a respiratory rate of 6/min. Which medication should the nurse plan to administer?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Naloxone. Naloxone is a opioid antagonist used to reverse respiratory depression caused by opioid overdose like morphine. It works by competitively binding to opioid receptors, reversing the effects of morphine and restoring respiratory function. Flumazenil (
B) is used for benzodiazepine overdose, not opioids. Protamine (
C) is used to reverse heparin, not opioids. Epinephrine (
D) is used for anaphylaxis or cardiac arrest, not opioid overdose.

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