A Client Is Ordered to Receive Temazepam (Restoril)

A client is ordered to receive temazepam (Restoril) . The nurse is preparing an instructional session for the client on the medication. When instructing the client on the action of the medication, the nurse tells her that this medication is known as a(n) :

A) barbiturate.
B) piperazinedione.
C) benzodiazepine.
D) anorexiant.