A patient with a history of renal failure and liver disease has been receiving morphine sulphate every 4 hours for the past 2 weeks.The nurse finds the patient lethargic with a respiratory rate of 6 breaths per minute.The health care provider prescribes naloxone.The nurse anticipates which effects when naloxone is given? (Select all that apply.)

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Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that can reverse the effects of opioids like morphine. It can increase alertness, cause the patient to feel pain as the opioid effect is reversed, and increase the respiratory rate by reversing respiratory depression.

A Patient with a History of Renal Failure and Liver