A graduate school nurse has to prepare a presentation for a freshman class of nursing students on anxiolytic and hypnotic agents. The learning objectives include a review of the states that are affected by anxiolytic and hypnotic agents and key nursing considerations for patients receiving these medications. (Learning Objectives 1, 2, and 5)
a.What are the definitions of the states affected by anxiolytic or hypnotic agents?
b.What are the key nursing implementation considerations for a patient receiving a benzodiazepine?
c.What should the nurse teach the students about the indications for zaleplon (Sonata) and zolpidem (Ambien)?
Case Study, Chapter 23, Antiseizure Agents
