A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing respiratory depression after taking an excessive dose of oxycodone.Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer?

Choice A rationaleNaloxone is an opioid antagonist that rapidly reverses opioid overdose symptoms, including respiratory depression, by competitively binding to opioid receptors and displacing opioids like oxycodone.Choice B rationaleBisacodyl is a stimulant laxative used to treat constipation. It has no effect on reversing opioid-induced respiratory depression and is not relevant in this scenario.Choice C rationaleFlumazenil is a benzodiazepine antagonist used to reverse the effects of benzodiazepines, not opioids. It would not be effective in treating oxycodone overdose.Choice D rationalePentazocine is a mixed agonist-antagonist opioid analgesic. It does not reverse respiratory depression caused by opioid overdose and could potentially exacerbate the condition.