A college student is incoherent; her roommates tell the nurse that she recently "took downers with beer." For which health problem should the nurse observe in this client?

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A)"Downers" is a common name for central nervous system (CNS)depressants. CNS depressants and alcohol are a lethal combination, because clients who ingest both types of substances are at risk for varying degrees of sedation, up to coma and death. Seizure activity, signs of withdrawal, and signs of hallucinations do not pose as great a risk for this client as respiratory depression.
B)"Downers" is a common name for central nervous system (CNS)depressants. CNS depressants and alcohol are a lethal combination, because clients who ingest both types of substances are at risk for varying degrees of sedation, up to coma and death. Seizure activity, signs of withdrawal, and signs of hallucinations do not pose as great a risk for this client as respiratory depression.
C)"Downers" is a common name for central nervous system (CNS)depressants. CNS depressants and alcohol are a lethal combination, because clients who ingest both types of substances are at risk for varying degrees of sedation, up to coma and death. Seizure activity, signs of withdrawal, and signs of hallucinations do not pose as great a risk for this client as respiratory depression.
D)"Downers" is a common name for central nervous system (CNS)depressants. CNS depressants and alcohol are a lethal combination, because clients who ingest both types of substances are at risk for varying degrees of sedation, up to coma and death. Seizure activity, signs of withdrawal, and signs of hallucinations do not pose as great a risk for this client as respiratory depression.

A College Student Is Incoherent; Her Roommates Tell the Nurse