The nurse accidentally administers 10 mg of morphine intravenously to a client who had been given another dose of morphine,5 mg IV,about 30 minutes earlier.What action must the nurse be prepared to take?

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A combined dose of 15 mg of morphine may cause severe respiratory depression in some clients.Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that can be used (intravenously)as the first intervention to reverse respiratory depression due to a morphine overdose.Then administration of oxygen may be needed if the client's oxygen saturation decreases.Intubation may occur if the client does not respond to the Narcan,and respiratory depression becomes a respiratory arrest.Naloxone may be repeated,but the pain level of the client needs to be monitored because Narcan can promote withdrawal symptoms.

The Nurse Accidentally Administers 10 Mg of Morphine Intravenously to a Client