A client arrives in the Emergency Department with an overdose from benzodiazepines. What circumstance would cause the nurse to anticipate death of this client?
1. Benzodiazepines combined with a CNS stimulant
2. Has never taken a benzodiazepine before
3. Took a high dose of benzodiazepines
4. Has taken a benzodiazepine with a CNS depressant
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Rationale 1: Combining benzodiazepines with a CNS stimulant would not cause the nurse to anticipate death.
Rationale 2: Clients who have never taken a benzodiazepine before would not cause the nurse to anticipate death.
Rationale 3: High doses of benzodiazepines alone are not very likely to cause death.
Rationale 4: The client who has taken a benzodiazepine with a CNS depressant has increased the risk of dying.
Global Rationale: The client who has taken a benzodiazepine with a CNS depressant has increased the risk of dying. Combining benzodiazepines with a CNS stimulant would not cause the nurse to anticipate death. Clients who have never taken a benzodiazepine before would not cause the nurse to anticipate death. High doses of benzodiazepines alone are not very likely to cause death.
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