A nurse is called to the home of a neighbor and finds an unconscious person still holding a medication bottle labeled "lorazepam." What is the nurse's first action?
A) Test reflexes
B) Check pupils
C) Initiate vomiting
D) Establish a patent airway

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Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine. Maintaining a patent airway is the priority when the patient is unconscious. Assessing neurologic function by testing reflexes and checking pupils can wait. Vomiting should not be induced when a patient is unconscious because of the danger of aspiration.

A Nurse Is Called to the Home of a Neighbor