A patient who has been prescribed diazepam (Valium) reports taking the as-needed (PRN) drug more often to keep anxiety symptoms under control and does not want the prescriber to stop prescribing it
What is the nurse's best interpretation of this information? a. The patient may be developing signs of drug dependence.
b. The patient may be developing signs of drug tolerance.
c. The patient's anxiety is becoming more severe.
d. The patient should stop taking the drug immediately.
A
The signs of developing dependence on benzodiazepines include a strong desire or need to con-tinue taking the drug, a need to increase the dose to feel the effects of the drug, and withdrawal effects after the drug is stopped such as irritability, nervousness, and trouble sleeping. Drug to-lerance is a condition that occurs when the body gets used to a medicine so that either more medicine is needed or a different medicine is needed.
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