A woman received butorphanol (Stadol)IV for labor pain.Thirty minutes later,the patient's respiratory rate is 8 breaths/minute.What action by the nurse is best?

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Butorphanol can cause both maternal and fetal respiratory depression.Naloxone is an opioid antagonist and will reverse the effects of opioids.This woman's respiratory rate is too low,and the nurse needs to administer naloxone per protocol.There is no need to call a perinatal RRT prior to administering the medication.The patient's medication regime should then be discussed with the provider.

A Woman Received Butorphanol (Stadol)IV for Labor Pain