The nurse understands that a client benefit of using benzodiazepams as preprocedural or conscious sedation is:
a. they don't cause respiratory depression.
b. using them is less expensive than anesthesia.
c. they produce very few adverse effects.
d. they produce amnesia for the event.
ANS: D
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A Incorrect: This is the major adverse effect of benzodiazepams used for conscious sedation.
B Incorrect: This is not necessarily true.
C Incorrect: This is not a true statement.
D Correct: Clients do not remember the procedure or any discomfort they experienced.
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