DNR and Narcan?

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If a client who is DNR on comfort care went into respiratory depression(resp = 7) after morphine administration, do you give narcan? Is that violating the DNR? :confused:

If a client who is DNR on comfort care went into respiratory depression(resp = 7) after morphine administration, do you give narcan? Is that violating the DNR? :confused:

No, I wouldn't give narcan. Not because it's violating the DNR, but because it would be damned cruel.

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This question was asked to me by a friend who works oncology(she's precepting), and she said the nurses were arguing about what to do. The unit does have a standing order for narcan

Sheesh. I would hope this wouldn't apply to those receiving end-of-life comfort care...

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