A patient with a history of renal failure and liver disease has been receiving morphine sulfate 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 orders naloxone.The nurse anticipates which effects when naloxone is given?

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Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that reverses the effects of opioids like morphine. It will increase alertness, potentially cause the patient to experience pain as the analgesic effect of morphine is reversed, and increase the respiratory rate by counteracting opioid-induced respiratory depression.

A Patient with a History of Renal Failure and Liver