Exam 22: Addiction

A nurse is caring for a client with congestive heart failure (CHF)who currently smokes cigarettes and has a 50 pack-year smoking history.When providing smoking cessation education to this client,which statements regarding the pathophysiology of nicotine use are appropriate? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about smoking.Which of the following points is most important to convey to this audience?

The nurse is completing a health history for an adolescent client and determines that the client would benefit from teaching about substance abuse.Which client statements caused the nurse to come to this conclusion? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing education to a client who wants to quit smoking.Which statements are appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching session? Select all that apply.

A nurse who works in an outpatient primary care clinic is caring for a client with asthma who has an 80 pack-year smoking history.When assessing the client's current use of nicotine,which question is most appropriate?

A client is admitted to the emergency department with signs of drug use.The client reports ingesting Percocet and is currently experiencing respiratory depression.Based on this information,which prescription should the nurse anticipate for this client?

A client is admitted to the emergency department after overdosing on phencyclidine (PCP).Based on this information,which nursing actions are appropriate? Select all that apply.

Which of the following statements is true with regard to vaping?

While practicing at an outpatient addiction clinic,the nurse summarizes a diagram in the orientation handbook for another nurse who is new to the clinic.That diagram is reproduced below.Which of the following statements on the part of the new nurse would reflect an appropriate understanding of this diagram?

A client has been admitted to a healthcare facility for treatment for substance addiction.Shortly after entering the facility,the client received a prescription for phenytoin.Based on this data,which of the following statements is most likely true?

When used as part of behavioral therapy for addictions,token economies function as a form of

The nurse is providing care to a client during a prenatal visit.The nurse suspects that the client has used cocaine.Which clinical manifestations support the nurse's suspicion? Select all that apply.

An 80-year-old client with heart disease tells the nurse,"I am sick because I sinned by smoking cigarettes." Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

Which of the following terms refers to a physiologic need for a substance that the client cannot control and that results in withdrawal symptoms if the substance is withheld?

A client is admitted for the fourth time in 4 years for opioid detoxification.When planning care for this client,the nurse should consider which pathophysiologic aspect of substance abuse because of its impact on care?

Which of the following nursing interventions would be most appropriate when caring for clients who are experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal?

Why is smoking particularly dangerous for clients with atherosclerosis?

A nurse is concerned about potential substance abuse by a coworker.Which of the coworker's behaviors would place the clients on the unit at risk for injury?

A nurse who works in the emergency department is caring for a client who has overdosed on cocaine.The nurse receives an order from the healthcare provider to administer a prescription antipsychotic.Which symptoms of cocaine overdose would this medication help manage? Select all that apply.

As compared to men,women are