A patient who has undergone a lengthy surgical procedure under general anesthesia is unable to breathe on his own following the procedure.Which drug will the nurse expect to be administered as an antidote to the neuromuscular-blocking agent?

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Neostigmine is a cholinesterase inhibitor that reverses the effects of neuromuscular-blocking agents by allowing acetylcholine to accumulate at the neuromuscular junction and stimulate muscle contraction. This helps the patient regain the ability to breathe on their own. Dantrolene is used to treat malignant hyperthermia, not reversal of neuromuscular-blocking agents. Ether is no longer used in modern anesthesia. Baclofen is a muscle relaxant used to treat spasticity, not reversal of neuromuscular-blocking agents.

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