ATI RN
ATI Pharmacology Exam Final Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse is planning to administer butorphanol to a client Who is in labor. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to have available to reverse the action of this medication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: Naloxone. Butorphanol is an opioid analgesic that can cause respiratory depression in the mother and the newborn. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that can reverse the effects of opioids, including butorphanol, by displacing the opioid from the receptors. Diphenhydramine (
B) is an antihistamine and not used to reverse opioid effects. Protamine (
C) is used to reverse heparin, not opioids. Atropine (
D) is an anticholinergic drug used for bradycardia, not for reversing opioid effects.
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