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    RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Proctored Exam

    A nurse is caring for a client who has respiratory depression from an opioid administration. After administering naloxone to the client, which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. Increased pain: Naloxone is an opioid antagonist and will reverse the analgesic effects of the opioid, likely leading to increased pain in the client. B. Hyperglycemia: Incorrect. Naloxone does not typically cause changes in glucose metabolism. C. Hypoventilation: Incorrect. Naloxone reverses respiratory depression, so hypoventilation is not expected after its administration. D. Somnolence: Incorrect. Naloxone should reverse somnolence caused by opioids, leading to more alertness.

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