Exam 56: Substance-Related Disorders

The wife of a long-term alcoholic wants to help her husband quit drinking.The nurse tells her that an initial approach might be for a group of friends and family to confront the patient with his alcoholism and tell him that:

An implementation that can be used to help prevent relapse in a patient who has a substance abuse problem is:

A patient has been diagnosed with alcoholism.The nurse tells him that he has a physical illness with a genetic predisposition to alcoholism,and the only effective treatment is total abstinence from alcohol.This type of approach characterizes which one of the following theories?

The nurse in the admissions unit is informed that a patient is being brought in who has been using "ice." The nurse is aware that this patient may be:

The nurse clarifies that a hair analysis done on an alcoholic:

Marijuana is a hallucinogenic drug that can be used for positive effects in the treatment of:

The nurse recommends to an alcoholic that he join Alcoholics Anonymous because this organization is:

In assisting with the development of a nursing care plan for a patient who has been using cocaine for 5 years,the nurse will include provisions to deal with:

A patient who is an alcoholic is brought to the inpatient psychiatric unit saying that he does not know where he is or what day it is.Because he has a history of heavy drinking,you suspect that he is having:

The nurse takes into consideration that alcohol abuse in the older adult may place them at risk for:

The nurse explains that according to the intrapersonal theory,addiction is caused by early childhood rejection.These substance abusers are thought to have common characteristics that include:

The nurse clarifies that when a urine sample is needed for screening in a case of DWI or other crime,the specimen should:

The nurse explains that a test that can detect substance abuse for up to 1 year after only 2 or 3 days of use is performed on ____________________.

During the taking of a medical history,the patient who is addicted to heroin reports he only uses the drug a few times a week.The nurse's best response that would disclose more precise information would be:

The nurse cautions a patient who is taking disulfiram (Antabuse)that ______________ should be avoided to prevent the accidental activation of Antabuse.

The nurse is aware that the alcoholic is at risk for a syndrome related to thiamine deficiency,which is:

The nurse counsels a pregnant cocaine abuser that her cocaine use places the baby at risk for:

The nurse is discharging a patient with a pulmonary disorder to return home with her family.She has had a difficult time while in the hospital and has experienced withdrawal from tobacco.When the nurse tells her that community resources are available to help her to stop smoking,she says,"That's OK.I can stop whenever I want to." This is an example of:

Narcan has been given to the person with respiratory depression who is addicted to heroin.The nurse is alert for indications of:

The treatment plans for abusers of alcohol and drugs are similar-90 meetings in 90 days and 12-step programs.The major difference in the success of the two types of abusers is that: