The Nurse Is Performing a Medication History on a Patient

The nurse is performing a medication history on a patient who reports taking lorazepam (Ativan) for the past 6 months to treat an anxiety disorder. The patient states that the medication is not working as well as it previously did. The nurse will:

A) contact the provider to discuss changing to another benzodiazepine.
B) tell the patient to double their dose.
C) suspect worsening of the anxiety disorder.
D) understand that the patient has developed tolerance to this drug.