A hospitalized patient who is given one dose of flurazepam continues to show drowsiness the next day. A nursing student asks the nurse why the patient is drowsy the next day until almost noon. Which response by the nurse would be a correct statement?
A) "Some benzodiazepines have long-acting metabolites and cause residual effects lasting up to 24 hours."
B) "The patient is having a paradoxical reaction to this medication."
C) "We can treat the side effects of the sleep aid by having our patient drink four or five cups of coffee in the morning."
D) "We should stop giving our patient cranberry juice with his meals. The juice is interfering with the metabolism of the sleep medication and increasing its effects."
