The nurse is caring for a client withdrawing from alcohol, and calls the physician to report the client's symptoms anticipating an order for what classification of medication?
1. Benzodiazepines
2. Sedative hypnotic
3. Disulfiram (Antabuse)
4. Hydrochloride (Narcan)
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Rationale: Benzodiazepines are the most frequently ordered classification of medication for treating alcohol withdrawal because they are most effective.
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