A client with a history of insomnia has been taking chlordiazepoxide (Librium),15 mg,at night for the past year.The client currently reports that this dose is no longer helping him fall asleep.Which nursing diagnosis appropriately documents this problem?
A) Ineffective coping R/T unresolved anxiety AEB substance abuse
B) Anxiety R/T poor sleep AEB difficulty falling asleep
C) Disturbed sleep pattern R/T Librium tolerance AEB difficulty falling asleep
D) Risk for injury R/T addiction to Librium

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Tolerance is defined as the need for increasingly larger or more frequent doses of a substance in order to obtain the desired effects originally produced by a lower dose.

A Client with a History of Insomnia Has Been Taking