The Client Has a Patient -Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pump Following

question 3

Multiple Choice

The client has a patient -controlled analgesia (PCA) pump following surgery. The nurse keeps naloxone (Narcan) in the client's room as per protocol. What does the nurse recognize as the rationale for this protocol?

• A) Naloxone (Narcan) is the antidote if an anaphylactic reaction to the opioid in the patient -controlled analgesia (PCA) pump occurs.
• B) Naloxone (Narcan) enhances the effect of the opioid in the patient -controlled analgesia (PCA) pump and increases analgesia.
• C) Naloxone (Narcan) will reverse the effects of the narcotic in the patient -controlled analgesia (PCA) pump if an overdose occurs.
• D) Naloxone (Narcan) is available to treat any systemic side effects, like constipation, of the opioid in the patient -controlled analgesia (PCA) pump.

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