Substance Use Disorders - Quiz 14

The client consumed about 6 ounces of alcohol just before coming to the hospital. Which of the following methods would be best for the nursing staff to use to promote alcohol destruction in the client's body?

Hospital policy requires that the client's belongings be searched for contraband on admission. In view of the client's drinking problem, which of his possessions is most likely to be confiscated by the nursing staff?

While obtaining a nursing history, the nurse questions the client about the amount of alcohol he consumes daily. The nurse expects the client to likely answer the question by

The most important reason for investigating the amount of alcohol the client has consumed during the 24 to 48 hours before admission is to help determine

Clients addicted to alcohol use denial as one of their prime defense mechanisms. The nurse understands that these clients use denial to:

Which of the following remarks that the client might make before his discharge would show the most realistic analysis of his situation in relation to avoiding future drinking problems?

Which client statement would indicate to the nurse that further teaching about Disulfiram (Antabuse) is necessary:

For clients with alcoholism, the primary rehabilitator is the:

In planning care for the patient, priority focused on:

When thinking about alcohol and drug abuse the nurse should be aware that:

A client is brought by ambulance to the hospital emergency room after taking an overdose of barbiturates. When the went into shock at home and is semi-comatose on admission the cause of death would most likely be:

A male friend arrive a short time later carrying some of the client's personal belongings. He reports that the client has been taking about eight “reds” (800 mg. of secobarbital [Seconal] daily besides drinking more alcohol than usual. Which of the following terms best describes the interaction of barbiturates and alcohol?

The client's friend asks anxiously, “Do you think she will live?” Which of the following replies would be best for the nurse to make?

The nurse talks further with the client's friend and tries to determine the nature of their relationship. Which of the following motivations provides the best justification for the nurse's inquiries?

Before hospitalization, the client needed increasingly larger doses of barbiturates to achieve the same euphoric effect she initially realized from their use. From this information, the nurse should plan care taking into account that the client is likely

Which of the following outcomes would be the most important during the drug withdrawal?

A client is brought to the ER by ambulance. When you do the initial assessment, you find that the client has a clammy skin, pinpoint pupils, and shallow respiration. The client has overdosed. What type of drug would result in these symptoms?

The nurse is aware that marijuana intoxication causes:

What is the most widely used illegal drug?

During assessment of a client present with dilated pupils, sweating, palpitations, & tachycardia. The nurse suspect the client is overdosed with: