Exam 37: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems

A school nurse is coordinating the implementation of a drug education program in the school.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?

A nurse lobbies with legislators for the passage of legislation to prohibit smoking of tobacco products in public places.Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?

Dependence is a term that refers to the:

The nurse is interviewing a client who reports that he drinks alcohol when snorting cocaine.Which of the following best describes what is happening with this client?

Which factor has contributed to the problem of substance abuse?

The nurse is providing community health education about how alcohol affects the body.Which of the following individuals would the nurse describe as being most likely to have the lowest blood alcohol concentration?

A nurse is working with a client during a smoking cessation program.The client has developed an action plan for smoking cessation,but has not yet implemented it.Which stage of change is the client experiencing?

A nurse refers a client to alcoholics anonymous (AA).Who will play the most important role in the treatment of alcoholism at this support group?

A nurse recommends to a school board that other methods besides the "just say no" approach be considered when providing drug use prevention education to the elementary students.Which of the following best describes the rationale for this recommendation?

Why must nurses examine their attitudes about alcohol,tobacco,and other drug (ATOD)abuse and addiction before working with individuals with this health problem?

A nurse is implementing the harm reduction model.Which of the following will be the focus of nurse when using this approach?

A nurse is providing education to a parent-teacher organization about substance use and abuse among children.Which of the following information would the nurse most likely include in this presentation?

The leading cause of birth defects in the United States is:

A nurse is caring for adolescents who have experienced substance abuse.Which of the following should the nurse recognize as a major influence in this population?

A nurse is assessing the community for potential settings of drug experiences.Which of the following describes what the nurse would most likely identify?

A nurse is providing comprehensive education about HIV transmission for an injection drug user (IDU).Which of the following would be the most important information to include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a drug addiction.Which of the following is the client most at risk for having?

The oldest and most widely used psychoactive drug in the world is:

The use of any substance that threatens a person's health or impairs his or her social or economic functioning is:

A nurse is assessing a client for addiction.Which of the following primary symptoms of addiction should the nurse recognize?