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MCSA a Nurse Is Preparing to Give Pentazocine (Talwin) to Her

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MCSA A nurse is preparing to give pentazocine (Talwin) to her client. A student asks her to explain the classification and how it works. How does the nurse respond?


A) " Talwin is an opiate agonist that activates both kappa and mu receptors."
B) " Talwin is a mixed agonist antagonist opiate that works by activating mu receptors and inhibiting kappa receptors."
C) " Talwin is a mixed agonist antagonist opiate that activates kappa receptors and inhibits mu."
D) "Talwin is a mixed agonist antagonist opiate that inhibits kappa and activates delta and mu receptors

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