, Prescriber's Guide- Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology 8th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1 Chemimical Neurotransmissin
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A client has been prescribed naltrexone (Trexan) for treatment of alcohol dependence. The
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nurse has explained the drugs purpose to the client. The nurse determines that the client has
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understood the instructions when the client identifies which of the following about the drug
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An adolescent client tells the nurse that he or she occasionally sniffs airplane glue. When di
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scussing the effects of long-
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A client tells the nurse that he is committed to trying to quit smoking. When teaching the cli
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ent about smoking cessation, which of the following would the nurse include?
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Ear acupressure is a highly proven method for quitti
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Education is key for smoking cessation.
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The nurse is completing the admission of a client who is seeking treatment for alcoholism.
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He tells the nurse that the last time he had any alcohol to drink was at 10:00 AM before h
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e left for the hospital. The nurse closely monitors the client. Which of the following would
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lead the nurse to suspect that the client is experiencing stage 1 of alcohol withdrawal syndro
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me? Select all that apply.
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# 5.
A nurse is talking with a 57-year-
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old client who has been a heavy drinker for many years. The client is being treated for alc
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oholism, and this is her second week as an inpatient on the psychiatric unit. It is 5:00 AM,
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#and the client has been having difficulty sleeping. The client is an orthopedic nurse, and alt
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hough she is clothed in a hospital-
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issued gown and robe, she is wearing a stethoscope around her neck that the nurse recogni
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zes as belonging to one of the staff nurses.
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When the nurse asks her why she is wearing the stethoscope and where she got it, the client
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w#gives her a long and involved reply that basically describes how her nursing supervisor ca
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me to visit and gave it to her to wear so shed remember to get well. The nurse suspects th
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at the client may be experiencing which of the following?
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is unwilling to consider changing her drinking behavior, emphatically states, I am not an al
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coholic; you cant make me stop drinking. Which response by the nurse would be most app
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ropriate?
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You have to stop drinking and driving; you could kill someon
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Chapter 1 Chemimical Neurotransmissin
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Chapter Questions on Alcohol abstinence/Alcohol dependence/Alcohol withdraw
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A client has been prescribed naltrexone (Trexan) for treatment of alcohol dependence. The
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nurse has explained the drugs purpose to the client. The nurse determines that the client has
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understood the instructions when the client identifies which of the following about the drug
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?
A)
Causes itching if alcohol is consumed
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w# B)
Produces the euphoria of alcoh
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ol C)w#
Reduces the appeal of alcohol
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w# D)
Improves appetite and nutritional statu
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An adolescent client tells the nurse that he or she occasionally sniffs airplane glue. When di
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scussing the effects of long-
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term use of inhalants, which of the following would the nurse most likely include?
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Enhanced attention focus and memory
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,Brain damage and cognitive abnormalities
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w# 3.
A client tells the nurse that he is committed to trying to quit smoking. When teaching the cli
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ent about smoking cessation, which of the following would the nurse include?
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A)
Success usually involves more than one type of interventio
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Relapse is fairly rare within the first year of quitti
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Ear acupressure is a highly proven method for quitti
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Education is key for smoking cessation.
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The nurse is completing the admission of a client who is seeking treatment for alcoholism.
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He tells the nurse that the last time he had any alcohol to drink was at 10:00 AM before h
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e left for the hospital. The nurse closely monitors the client. Which of the following would
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lead the nurse to suspect that the client is experiencing stage 1 of alcohol withdrawal syndro
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me? Select all that apply.
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# 5.
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old client who has been a heavy drinker for many years. The client is being treated for alc
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oholism, and this is her second week as an inpatient on the psychiatric unit. It is 5:00 AM,
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#and the client has been having difficulty sleeping. The client is an orthopedic nurse, and alt
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hough she is clothed in a hospital-
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issued gown and robe, she is wearing a stethoscope around her neck that the nurse recogni
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zes as belonging to one of the staff nurses.
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When the nurse asks her why she is wearing the stethoscope and where she got it, the client
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w#gives her a long and involved reply that basically describes how her nursing supervisor ca
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me to visit and gave it to her to wear so shed remember to get well. The nurse suspects th
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at the client may be experiencing which of the following?
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is unwilling to consider changing her drinking behavior, emphatically states, I am not an al
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coholic; you cant make me stop drinking. Which response by the nurse would be most app
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ropriate?
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You have to stop drinking and driving; you could kill someon
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