When assessing a client who has been given flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), the nurse would expect to
find that the client demonstrated
a. hypothermia.
b. hallucinations.
c. acrophobia.
d. anterograde amnesia.
D
Flunitrazepam is also known as the "date rape drug" because it produces disinhibition and relaxation
of voluntary muscles as well as anterograde amnesia for events that occur. The other options do not
reflect symptoms commonly seen after use of this drug.
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