A nurse is caring for a baby with neonatal abstinence syndrome.Which of the following medications should the nurse be prepared to give?

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Several medications are used to treat the infants of drug-abusing mothers,including paregoric (camphorated tincture of opium),phenobarbital (Luminal),clonidine (Catapres),chlorpromazine (Thorazine),and diazepam (Valium).Naloxone (Narcan)is not used because it can increase the severity of drug withdrawal in the infant.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Baby with Neonatal Abstinence