A physician plans to order diazepam (Valium) for a client who experiences panic attacks. The nurse should assess the client for:
1. alcoholism.
2. nutritional status.
3. family situation.
4. job status.
Answer: 1
1. Fatalities involving the combination of BZs and alcohol are relatively common. An additive CNS depressant effect occurs when BZs are taken with CNS depressants such as alcohol.
2. Nutritional status does not affect the ordered medication.
3. Family situation does not influence the drug ordered.
4. The nurse might caution the client against operating machinery with the medication, but the job itself has no bearing on the action of the medication.
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