Exam 14: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

A nursing supervisor is offering an impaired staff member information regarding employee assistance programs.Which of the following facts should the supervisor include? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following nursing statements exemplify the cognitive process that must be completed by a nurse prior to caring for clients diagnosed with a substance-related disorder? (Select all that apply.)

A client's wife has been making excuses for her alcoholic husband's work absences.In family therapy,she states,"His problems at work are my fault." Which is the appropriate nursing response?

The concept of _______________________ arose out of a need to define the dysfunctional behaviors that are evident among members of the family of a chemically dependent person.

A nursing counselor is about to meet with a client suffering from codependency.Which of the following data would further support the assessment of this dysfunctional behavior? (Select all that apply.)

A nursing instructor is teaching about the impaired nurse and the consequences of this impairment.Which statement by a student indicates that further instruction is needed?

Which term should a nurse use to describe the administration of a central nervous system (CNS)depressant during the substance induced disorder of alcohol withdrawal?