The nurse should instruct clients taking a hypnotic for several weeks that hypnotic use should be gradually withdrawn because:
a. increased drowsiness may result.
b. withdrawal symptoms may be avoided.
c. mental depression may be avoided.
d. gastric irritation may be avoided.
ANS: B
Withdrawal symptoms may result from long-term use of hypnotic agents.
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