If taken alone, large doses of oral benzodiazepines:
a. cause significant toxicity.
b. antagonize the effects of other CNS drugs.
c. cause profound respiratory depression.
d. are rarely lethal.
d
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2. During a blood transfusion, the patient begins to have chills and back pain. What is the nurse's priority action?
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A client is pregnant for the third time. In regard to her nutritional status, which of the following applies?
a. The client should be given rigid recommendations about weight gain. b. The client should approximately double her protein intake. c. The client should increase her vitamin A and milk-product consumption. d. The client should eat a variety of foods from the four food groups.