A patient has been given succinylcholine (Anectine) after a severe injury that necessitated controlled ventilation. The physician now wants to reverse the paralysis. The nurse would expect to use which drug to reverse the succinylcholine?

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The antidote for neuromuscular blocking drugs is an anticholinesterase drug, such as neostigmine. Neostigmine reverses the effects of neuromuscular blocking drugs. The other drugs listed are not antidotes for neuromuscular blocking drugs.

A Patient Has Been Given Succinylcholine (Anectine) After a Severe