Exam 36: Care of the Patient With an Addictive Personality

What should the nurse do to decrease the patient's disorientation at night during the detoxification period?

The nurse concludes that a significant goal of the care plan for an alcoholic patient has been met when the patient makes which statement?

A patient seems bewildered when he confides in the nurse that all of his friends and leisure time have been centered on a drug culture.Which would be the best response by the nurse?

What age of onset of alcohol consumption is most predictive of alcohol addiction?

A college student has brought his hallucinating roommate to the college clinic.The young man says his roommate has been experimenting with phencyclidine (PCP).How long should the nurse expect the hallucinations to last?

During the initial intake assessment of a drug user,the nurse should attempt to obtain which subjective data? (Select all that apply. )

Which statement describes the impaired nurse who is in a peer assistance program?

The nurse is performing an initial assessment on an alcoholic patient.Which of the following actions by the nurse would best ensure honest answers?

What should the nurse do when suspecting a coworker of abusing drugs while at work?

What severe side effect will occur if an alcoholic patient consumes alcohol while taking disulfiram (Antabuse)?

The nurse should assess a patient for which criteria of addiction? (Select all that apply. )

A 22-year-old patient presents in the emergency department with the characteristics of severe Parkinson disease.The nurse should suspect an overdose of what drug?

A nurse suspects here a coworker is abusing drugs.Which of the following symptoms,noticed in the coworker,would contribute to the suspicions? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse explains that Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)consists of abstinent alcoholics who help other alcoholics become and stay sober.What is the foundation of AA?

What nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care for a baby born to a drug-addicted mother?

What stage of dependence is described by a patient when he tells the nurse that he has tried to stop his drug habit,but he does not feel "normal" without it?

Alcohol is involved in motor vehicle accidents,suicides,and homicides.Approximately how many deaths each year are related to alcohol consumption?

The mother of a young woman being treated for amphetamine overdose asks the nurse when the manifestations will subside.What would be the most correct answer by the nurse?

When assessing an alcoholic patient,the nurse notes short-term memory loss,painful extremities,foot drop,and muttered incoherent responses to questions.The nurse recognizes these symptoms as most likely related to a condition caused by long-term alcohol abuse,which is known as __________ syndrome.

The nurse assesses an alcoholic patient carefully for signs of withdrawal.How soon after cessation of alcohol intake do withdrawal symptoms usually appear?