Exam 35: Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality

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?

Which drug is often used in date rape?

While creating a methadone protocol for a patient rehabilitating from heroin addiction, the nurse explains that the patient will take methadone for what length of time?

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?

The nurse cautions that a person who chronically abuses drugs may experience mental impairment. The area of the brain that can be affected and permanently damaged is the ________ _________.

When a patient denies any problems related to addiction, what is the nurse's most therapeutic response?

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

If the patient tells the nurse, "I'm not an alcoholic. I can stop whenever I want to," what should be the nurse's most therapeutic response?

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

What is the greatest problem with lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) use?

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?

When assessing an alcoholic patient, the nurse notes short-term memory loss, painful extremities, footdrop, 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.

What is the best response by a nurse when a patient inquires how alcohol acts so quickly on his system?

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?

The nurse reminds a group of high school students that most states have laws limiting blood alcohol levels of drivers. What is the legal blood alcohol serum level in most states?

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

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?

A pregnant adolescent tells the nurse that she "only drinks a little." How many drinks per day can cause an adverse effect in an infant?

What should the nurse do to decrease the damage of bruxism seen in a patient who has been abusing the drug ecstasy?

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