Scenario: The nurse is caring for a 48-hour-old term newborn…
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Scenаriо: The nurse is cаring fоr а 48-hоur-old term newborn diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) secondary to in utero exposure to prescribed maternal opioids. The infant has Finnegan NAS screening scores of 9, 10, and 9 over the last three consecutive scoring intervals despite non-pharmacological interventions (e.g., swaddling, low-stimulus environment, on-demand feeding). Which of the following is the drug of choice to treat opioid withdrawal in infants?