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MN 568 FINAL EXAM AND MIDTERM EXAM
COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
MN 568 FINAL EXAM
QUESTION: 1. 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. Early
b. Prodromal
c. Middle
d. Late - ANSWER-ANS: C
In the middle stage, the user shows signs of withdrawal with abstinence and must use the drug
to
feel normal.
QUESTION: 2. What must a patient in the late stages of dependence do in order to recover?
a. Gain insight into the addiction
b. Receive treatment for substance abuse
c. Pledge to lead a completely different lifestyle
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d. Seek a nondrug-oriented support system - ANSWER-ANS: B
Very few people in the late stage of dependence will recover without treatment. The other
options
may aid in the recovery, but it is the treatment that is essential for recovery.
3.A 60-year-old man was admitted for cholecystitis that resulted in a cholecystectomy. On his
third day of hospitalization, he begins to sweat profusely, tremble, and has a blood pressure of
160/100. Based on these findings, what focused assessment should the nurse complete?
a. Cardiac problems
b. Respiratory problems
c. Withdrawal problems
d. Circulatory problems - ANSWER-ANS: C
Diaphoresis, tremors, and hypertension are all symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol
consumption. The nurse, concerned about the patients medical condition, may not consider
substance abuse until withdrawal symptoms appear.
QUESTION: 4. What age of onset of alcohol consumption is most predictive of alcohol
addiction?
a. 8 or younger
b. 10 or younger
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c. 12 or younger
d. 14 or younger - ANSWER-ANS: D
Forty-four percent of those who start drinking at the age of 14 or younger will develop
alcoholism.
QUESTION: 5. Alcohol is involved in motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and homicides.
Approximately
how many deaths each year are related to alcohol consumption?
a. 50,000
b. 70,000
c. 80,000
d. 100,000 - ANSWER-ANS: D
About 100,000 deaths each year are related to alcohol consumption.
QUESTION: 6. What is the best response by a nurse when a patient inquires how alcohol acts so
quickly
on his system?
a. Alcohol is digested quickly.
b. Alcohol is converted to glycogen immediately.
c. Alcohol is metabolized into ethanol rapidly.
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d. Alcohol is excreted in urine slowly. - ANSWER-ANS: C
Alcohol is not digested or converted into glycogen, but it is metabolized quickly by the liver to
ethanol.
QUESTION: 7. 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?
a. 0.08%
b. 0.20%
c. 0.40%
d. - ANSWER-ANS: A 0.08%
Most states designate blood alcohol serum levels of 0.08% as the legal limit for driving a motor
vehicle.
QUESTION: 8.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?
a. One drink a day
b. Two drinks a day
c. Three drinks a day
MN 568 FINAL EXAM AND MIDTERM EXAM
COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
MN 568 FINAL EXAM
QUESTION: 1. 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. Early
b. Prodromal
c. Middle
d. Late - ANSWER-ANS: C
In the middle stage, the user shows signs of withdrawal with abstinence and must use the drug
to
feel normal.
QUESTION: 2. What must a patient in the late stages of dependence do in order to recover?
a. Gain insight into the addiction
b. Receive treatment for substance abuse
c. Pledge to lead a completely different lifestyle
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d. Seek a nondrug-oriented support system - ANSWER-ANS: B
Very few people in the late stage of dependence will recover without treatment. The other
options
may aid in the recovery, but it is the treatment that is essential for recovery.
3.A 60-year-old man was admitted for cholecystitis that resulted in a cholecystectomy. On his
third day of hospitalization, he begins to sweat profusely, tremble, and has a blood pressure of
160/100. Based on these findings, what focused assessment should the nurse complete?
a. Cardiac problems
b. Respiratory problems
c. Withdrawal problems
d. Circulatory problems - ANSWER-ANS: C
Diaphoresis, tremors, and hypertension are all symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol
consumption. The nurse, concerned about the patients medical condition, may not consider
substance abuse until withdrawal symptoms appear.
QUESTION: 4. What age of onset of alcohol consumption is most predictive of alcohol
addiction?
a. 8 or younger
b. 10 or younger
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c. 12 or younger
d. 14 or younger - ANSWER-ANS: D
Forty-four percent of those who start drinking at the age of 14 or younger will develop
alcoholism.
QUESTION: 5. Alcohol is involved in motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and homicides.
Approximately
how many deaths each year are related to alcohol consumption?
a. 50,000
b. 70,000
c. 80,000
d. 100,000 - ANSWER-ANS: D
About 100,000 deaths each year are related to alcohol consumption.
QUESTION: 6. What is the best response by a nurse when a patient inquires how alcohol acts so
quickly
on his system?
a. Alcohol is digested quickly.
b. Alcohol is converted to glycogen immediately.
c. Alcohol is metabolized into ethanol rapidly.
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d. Alcohol is excreted in urine slowly. - ANSWER-ANS: C
Alcohol is not digested or converted into glycogen, but it is metabolized quickly by the liver to
ethanol.
QUESTION: 7. 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?
a. 0.08%
b. 0.20%
c. 0.40%
d. - ANSWER-ANS: A 0.08%
Most states designate blood alcohol serum levels of 0.08% as the legal limit for driving a motor
vehicle.
QUESTION: 8.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?
a. One drink a day
b. Two drinks a day
c. Three drinks a day
