NURSING 4530 FINAL PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
●● A patient who is in pain is concerned about becoming addicted to
pain medication and asks the nurse, "Can I become addicted to this
medication?" What is the nurse's best response? (Select all that apply.)
a. "You may develop a tolerance for the medication and need more of it
in order for it to be therapeutic."
b. "You will likely experience euphoria from the medication."
c. "You will likely become dependent on this medication and require
other medications to control your pain."
d. "Before stopping the medication, you may need to taper it so you do
not suffer from withdrawal."
e. "You will not become physically addicted, but you may develop a
physiological addiction."
Answer: a, d
●● The nurse is assessing a patient using the *CAGE questionnaire*.
The nurse suspects possible alcoholism when the patient makes which of
the following statements? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient states, "My wife keeps nagging me about my drinking."
, b. The patient states, "I am going to try to cut down on drinking. I have
been partying too much."
c. The patient states, "I go to meetings once or twice a week but continue
to drink."
d. The patient states, "I usually have a Bloody Mary or Mimosa with
breakfast."
e. The patient says to the nurse, "I am ashamed of how much I have been
drinking lately."
f. The patient states, "I can quit whenever I want to."
Answer: a, b, d, e
●● A nurse is interviewing a patient and assessing the patient's readiness
to change. Which statements by the patient in the motivational interview
reflect this willingness? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient states, "I don't think my body will recover from the
drinking."
b. The patient states, "I will watch the game at my friend's house instead
of at the bar."
c. The patient states, "I now realize that the drinking has affected by
family life."
d. The patient states, "I am glad that I did not drag others into my
drinking."
e. The patient states, "I have been attending one meeting a day."
Answer: b, c, e
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
●● A patient who is in pain is concerned about becoming addicted to
pain medication and asks the nurse, "Can I become addicted to this
medication?" What is the nurse's best response? (Select all that apply.)
a. "You may develop a tolerance for the medication and need more of it
in order for it to be therapeutic."
b. "You will likely experience euphoria from the medication."
c. "You will likely become dependent on this medication and require
other medications to control your pain."
d. "Before stopping the medication, you may need to taper it so you do
not suffer from withdrawal."
e. "You will not become physically addicted, but you may develop a
physiological addiction."
Answer: a, d
●● The nurse is assessing a patient using the *CAGE questionnaire*.
The nurse suspects possible alcoholism when the patient makes which of
the following statements? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient states, "My wife keeps nagging me about my drinking."
, b. The patient states, "I am going to try to cut down on drinking. I have
been partying too much."
c. The patient states, "I go to meetings once or twice a week but continue
to drink."
d. The patient states, "I usually have a Bloody Mary or Mimosa with
breakfast."
e. The patient says to the nurse, "I am ashamed of how much I have been
drinking lately."
f. The patient states, "I can quit whenever I want to."
Answer: a, b, d, e
●● A nurse is interviewing a patient and assessing the patient's readiness
to change. Which statements by the patient in the motivational interview
reflect this willingness? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient states, "I don't think my body will recover from the
drinking."
b. The patient states, "I will watch the game at my friend's house instead
of at the bar."
c. The patient states, "I now realize that the drinking has affected by
family life."
d. The patient states, "I am glad that I did not drag others into my
drinking."
e. The patient states, "I have been attending one meeting a day."
Answer: b, c, e
