To understand what to expect following administration of a benzodiazepine, the nurse must un-derstand that benzodiazepines:
1. Enhance the activity of GABA
2. Reduce availability of GABA
3. Interact with serotonin to increase availability
4. Diminish GABA activity
ANS: 1
Benzodiazepines enhance the activity of GABA, producing sedation, making it appropriate for the nurse to assess for lessening of anxiety and agitation, drowsiness, etc. 2. There is no effect on availability of GABA. 3. This is not a function of GABA. 4. Benzodiazepines do not diminish GABA activity; they enhance it.
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The nurse continues to administer the blood. Based on the above information the nurse could be charged with: a. professional malpractice. c. battery. b. assault. d. libel.
A patient in the emergency room is suspected to have an overdose of benzodiazepines. Which assessment findings validate this diagnosis? Select all that apply
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Which of the following information would a nurse include as part of a minimum data set when using electronic medical records? Select all that apply
A) patient sex B) patient admission date C) patient physical assessment D) patient insurance E) patient history F) patient ethnicity
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