Exam 29: Substance Abuse

While interviewing the spouse of a client who is being treated for substance abuse, the population health nurse suspects codependence exists between the client and the spouse. What characteristic of codependence did the nurse assess?

A client is beginning treatment for alcohol abuse. The population health nurse should ensure that the client is instructed on which types of medications used for this treatment? (Select all that apply.)

The community is conducting a series of forums about alcoholism. What information should the forums include?

The population health nurse is teaching a class about substance abuse. A portion of the class discusses the desirable initial effects of some of the substances. Which substances should be cited as producing a euphoric initial effect? (Select all that apply.)

The population health nurse suspects that a community member was facilitated by the health care system to develop substance abuse. What information in the client's history caused the nurse to make this determination?

The population health nurse suspects that a client is experiencing nicotine withdrawal. What manifestations did the nurse use to make this clinical decision? (Select all that apply.)

The population health nurse is completing a history on a client who has been referred to a substance abuse clinic. Which client statements indicate a problem with abuse of a psychoactive substance? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse manager of a community health clinic is designing a process to implement brief interventions when assisting a client to resolve a substance abuse issue. Which components should the nurse include in this process? (Select all that apply.)

The population health nurse is planning approaches to help community students cope with substance use. Which approaches should the nurse use to meet this goal? (Select all that apply.)

An adolescent who has been treated twice in the last three years for substance abuse has been warned by the court that further problems with the law will result in his incarceration. The population health nurse is trying to convince the client's mother to have the adolescent admitted to a local rehabilitative program. Which substance abuse treatment principle is the nurse implementing?

A mother is concerned that her son is demonstrating some behaviors that place him at risk for substance abuse. Which behavior should the population health nurse explain that contributes to problems of substance abuse?

City council asks the population health nurse to assist with preventing the relapse of substance abuse by community members returning from rehabilitation. What actions should the nurse take to help these community members? (Select all that apply.)

The population health nurse suspects that a client has psychoactive substance dependence. Which assessment made the nurse most suspicious?

The population health nurse is working in a methadone clinic. What type of intervention does this best describe?

During an assessment the population health nurse learns that a client is using blue velvet. For which substance should the nurse plan care for this client?