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    Pharmacology proctored exam(examplify grand canyon university)
    A patient has been on opioid therapy, Oxycodone (Roxicodone) 15 mg po three times daily, for chronic back pain for the last 10 years. They are brought into the emergency department with altered mental status. Their partner reports they were recently diagnosed with early dementia and stopped eating in the last 48 hours. Their partner is worried they took too many doses of oxycodone. Upon exam, the patient is showing signs of respiratory depression. What should the Nurse Practitioner do FIRST?

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