On admission to the acute care unit a patient tells the nurse that she stopped taking her prescribed clonazepam (Klonopin) 2 days ago. What is the nurse's best first action?
a. Ask the patient why she stopped taking the clonazepam.
b. Administer a dose of clonazepam immediately.
c. Document this information as the only action.
d. Notify the prescriber and watch for seizures.
D
Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine drug. Suddenly stopping a drug from this class can cause poten-tially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms including nervousness, restlessness, tremulousness, weakness, and seizures.
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