Question 1

What are the most important interventions for the nurse to implement with caring for a client experiencing barbiturate withdrawal? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Monitoring level of consciousness 
B)  Supporting effective respirations 
C)  Medicating for nausea 
D)  Monitoring for tachycardia 
E)  Seizure precautions 
A)  Monitoring level of consciousness 
B)  Supporting effective respirations 
C)  Medicating for nausea 
D)  Monitoring for tachycardia 
E)  Seizure precautions

Question 2

How is substance dependence best defined? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  A compulsion to use a substance 
B)  Loss of control over use of a substance 
C)  A physiological need to use a substance 
D)  Continued use of a substance despite adverse consequences 
E)  A substance-specific syndrome due to recent ingestion of a substance 
A)  A compulsion to use a substance 
B)  Loss of control over use of a substance 
C)  A physiological need to use a substance 
D)  Continued use of a substance despite adverse consequences 
E)  A substance-specific syndrome due to recent ingestion of a substance

Question 3

During the rehabilitation phase of alcoholism treatment, naltrexone is prescribed. Which statement by the client demonstrates that the medication is achieving. It's intented goal to reduce the pleasurable effects of drinking alcohol. The nurse can expect to teach the patient about what medication?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I sleep much better than I have in years." 
B)  "I get really sick if I drink now." 
C)  "I'm not as nervous as I was." 
D)  "I don't crave alcohol like I did." 
A)  "I sleep much better than I have in years." 
B)  "I get really sick if I drink now." 
C)  "I'm not as nervous as I was." 
D)  "I don't crave alcohol like I did."

Question 4

Which assessment findings would prompt the nurse to suspect a disulfiram reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skin rash, itching, and urticaria 
B)  Pallor, hypotension, and muscle cramping 
C)  Dry skin, bradycardia, fatigue, and headache 
D)  Headache, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, and flushing 
A)  Skin rash, itching, and urticaria 
B)  Pallor, hypotension, and muscle cramping 
C)  Dry skin, bradycardia, fatigue, and headache 
D)  Headache, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, and flushing

What are the most important interventions for the nurse to implement with caring for a client experiencing barbiturate withdrawal? (Select all that apply.)

How is substance dependence best defined? (Select all that apply.)

During the rehabilitation phase of alcoholism treatment, naltrexone is prescribed. Which statement by the client demonstrates that the medication is achieving. It's intented goal to reduce the pleasurable effects of drinking alcohol. The nurse can expect to teach the patient about what medication?

Which assessment findings would prompt the nurse to suspect a disulfiram reaction?

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Exam 31: Substance Abuse Disorders

What are the most important interventions for the nurse to implement with caring for a client experiencing barbiturate withdrawal? (Select all that apply.)

How is substance dependence best defined? (Select all that apply.)

During the rehabilitation phase of alcoholism treatment, naltrexone is prescribed. Which statement by the client demonstrates that the medication is achieving. It's intented goal to reduce the pleasurable effects of drinking alcohol. The nurse can expect to teach the patient about what medication?

Which assessment findings would prompt the nurse to suspect a disulfiram reaction?

Med, Meds, Milieu

Historical Issues

Legal Issues

Psychobiologic Bases of Behavior

Cultural Issues

Spiritual Issues

Models for Working With Psychiatric Patients

Learning to Communicate Professionally

Working With an Individual Patient

Working With Groups of Patients

Working With the Family

Introduction to Psychotropic Drugs

Antiparkinsonian Drugs

Antipsychotic Drugs

Antidepressant Drugs

Antimanic Drugs

Antianxiety Drugs

Antidementia Drugs

Over-The-Counter Drugs

Introduction to Milieu Management

Variables Affecting the Therapeutic Environment: Violence and Suicide

Therapeutic Environment in Various Treatment Settings

Introduction to Psychopathology

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar Disorders

Anxiety-Related, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, Somatic, and Dissociative Disorders

Cognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Eating Disorders

Survivors of Violence and Trauma

Children and Adolescents

Older Adults

Soldiers and Veterans

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