ATI Substance-Related and Addiction Disorders Test Questions
and Answers Graded A
Which of the following are specific risk factors for
healthcare professionals, to become addicted to A nurse manager is reviewing reports of a staff
alcohol or drugs? nurse. The reports indicate that the staff nurse
has had an increase in being late and calling out
a. Mandatory continuing education, license sick more often. The staff nurse has been
renewal, financial issues experiencing mood swings that have made it
b. Higher divorce rate, legal problems, difficult for other nurses to work with them. Which
disciplinary actions at work of the following could also indicate that the staff
c. Higher incidence of risk-taking behaviors, nurse might be using substances?
reckless health practices, work parties with
alcohol and drugs present a. Volunteering to serve on the crisis and disaster
d. Work stress and burnout, work injuries, access preparedness team as the triage and medication
to drugs - ANSWER -d. Work stress and nurse
burnout, work injuries, access to drugs b. Volunteering to serve on the pharmacy error
prevention commitee
c. Volunteering to give all the narcotics doses to
A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized clients for the shift
for gallbladder removal surgery. On their first d. Volunteering to reorganize the nursing station
postoperative day, the client has agitation, a high and medication room - ANSWER -c.
temperature, increased, respirations, irritability, Volunteering to give all the narcotics doses to
and confusion. The nurse should recognize that clients for the shift
the client may be experiencing withdrawal from
which of the following substances?
A nurse is meeting with a new client at a
a. Hallucinogens substance use disorder clinic. During the
b. Alcohol meeting, the nurse learns from the client that they
c. Heroin were treated for both asthma and anxiety as a
d. Stimulants - ANSWER -b. Alcohol child. The nurse is collecting which of the
following types of data from the clients account?
A nurse is working with the provider to determine a. Historical
which laboratory test should be ordered for a b. Secondary
client who is suspected of chronic alcohol use. c. Subjective
The nurse should identify that which of the d. Objective - ANSWER -a. Historical
following sets of laboratory data might indicate
chronic alcohol use?
A nurse is caring for a client who was
a. BNP, cardiac enzymes, alkaline phosphatase hospitalized with a high blood alcohol content
b. CBC, WBC, neutrophils, platelets level. The provider fears that the client may go
c. Liver panel, compressive metabolic panel, into withdrawal and require medical supervision.
BAL/BAC, magnesium The clients manifestations now include anxiety,
d. Blood glucose level, T3, T4, TSH - tremors, BP 166/100 mm Hg, and tachypnea.
ANSWER -c. Liver panel, compressive The nurse should recognize that the client is
metabolic panel, BAL/BAC, magnesium experiencing which of the following stages of
withdrawal from alcohol?
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, ATI Substance-Related and Addiction Disorders Test Questions
and Answers Graded A
because pills are easy to access and use
a. Stage 1 (mild) c. The route does not make a difference, but the
b. Stage 2 (moderate) specific drug consumed is the factor
c. Stage 0 (pre-withdrawal) d. Smoking or injecting a substance increases
d. Stage 3 (severe) - ANSWER -b. Stage 2 the potential for addiction - ANSWER -d.
(moderate) Smoking or injecting a substance increases the
potential for addiction
A nurse should identify that which of the
following factors is a protective factor that A nurse is providing education to a group of
prevents younger people from developing clients about addiction. The nurse should include
addiction? which of the following as a definition of addiction?
a. Positive relationships a. Recurring, uncontrollable urges to engage in
b. Married parents compulsive behaviors such as substance use in
c. Living in the Midwest population of the U.S. spite of negative consequences
d. Participating in team sports - ANSWER - b. Needing more and more of a substance to get
a. Positive relationships the level of high or enjoyment as earlier use
c. Physiological manifestations that happen when
drug or alcohol use is stopped
A nurse is discussing common misconceptions d. Wanting to cut down or stop using drugs
regarding patients who have substance use and/or alcohol but not being able to -
disorder. The nurse should include which of the ANSWER -a. Recurring, uncontrollable
following as a possible consequence of a client urges to engage in compulsive behaviors such as
being labeled by providers as drug seeking? substance use in spite of negative consequences
a. The client may realize that their behavior is
inappropriate A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing
b. The client will ask to see what is written in their withdrawal from alcohol. The nurse should use
chart and sue the provider which of the following assessment tools in their
c. The client may be discharged without getting treatment for this client?
needed treatment
d. The provider may be reprimanded and lose a. AUDIT
their job - ANSWER -c. The client may be b. CIWA-AR
discharged without getting needed treatment c. CAGE
d. MAST - ANSWER -b. CIWA-AR
A nurse is reviewing a clients risk for substance
use disorder. Which of the following information A nurse has successfully completed a drug
about ingestion routes accurately describes treatment program and is returning to work three
substance addiction potential? months later with restrictions on their nursing
license. Which of the following restrictions might
a. Some routes of substance use give the addict the nurse have for practicing nursing after
slower, more drawn out pleasure from the drug treatment for drug addiction?
b. Taking pills orally increases risk for addiction
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and Answers Graded A
Which of the following are specific risk factors for
healthcare professionals, to become addicted to A nurse manager is reviewing reports of a staff
alcohol or drugs? nurse. The reports indicate that the staff nurse
has had an increase in being late and calling out
a. Mandatory continuing education, license sick more often. The staff nurse has been
renewal, financial issues experiencing mood swings that have made it
b. Higher divorce rate, legal problems, difficult for other nurses to work with them. Which
disciplinary actions at work of the following could also indicate that the staff
c. Higher incidence of risk-taking behaviors, nurse might be using substances?
reckless health practices, work parties with
alcohol and drugs present a. Volunteering to serve on the crisis and disaster
d. Work stress and burnout, work injuries, access preparedness team as the triage and medication
to drugs - ANSWER -d. Work stress and nurse
burnout, work injuries, access to drugs b. Volunteering to serve on the pharmacy error
prevention commitee
c. Volunteering to give all the narcotics doses to
A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized clients for the shift
for gallbladder removal surgery. On their first d. Volunteering to reorganize the nursing station
postoperative day, the client has agitation, a high and medication room - ANSWER -c.
temperature, increased, respirations, irritability, Volunteering to give all the narcotics doses to
and confusion. The nurse should recognize that clients for the shift
the client may be experiencing withdrawal from
which of the following substances?
A nurse is meeting with a new client at a
a. Hallucinogens substance use disorder clinic. During the
b. Alcohol meeting, the nurse learns from the client that they
c. Heroin were treated for both asthma and anxiety as a
d. Stimulants - ANSWER -b. Alcohol child. The nurse is collecting which of the
following types of data from the clients account?
A nurse is working with the provider to determine a. Historical
which laboratory test should be ordered for a b. Secondary
client who is suspected of chronic alcohol use. c. Subjective
The nurse should identify that which of the d. Objective - ANSWER -a. Historical
following sets of laboratory data might indicate
chronic alcohol use?
A nurse is caring for a client who was
a. BNP, cardiac enzymes, alkaline phosphatase hospitalized with a high blood alcohol content
b. CBC, WBC, neutrophils, platelets level. The provider fears that the client may go
c. Liver panel, compressive metabolic panel, into withdrawal and require medical supervision.
BAL/BAC, magnesium The clients manifestations now include anxiety,
d. Blood glucose level, T3, T4, TSH - tremors, BP 166/100 mm Hg, and tachypnea.
ANSWER -c. Liver panel, compressive The nurse should recognize that the client is
metabolic panel, BAL/BAC, magnesium experiencing which of the following stages of
withdrawal from alcohol?
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, ATI Substance-Related and Addiction Disorders Test Questions
and Answers Graded A
because pills are easy to access and use
a. Stage 1 (mild) c. The route does not make a difference, but the
b. Stage 2 (moderate) specific drug consumed is the factor
c. Stage 0 (pre-withdrawal) d. Smoking or injecting a substance increases
d. Stage 3 (severe) - ANSWER -b. Stage 2 the potential for addiction - ANSWER -d.
(moderate) Smoking or injecting a substance increases the
potential for addiction
A nurse should identify that which of the
following factors is a protective factor that A nurse is providing education to a group of
prevents younger people from developing clients about addiction. The nurse should include
addiction? which of the following as a definition of addiction?
a. Positive relationships a. Recurring, uncontrollable urges to engage in
b. Married parents compulsive behaviors such as substance use in
c. Living in the Midwest population of the U.S. spite of negative consequences
d. Participating in team sports - ANSWER - b. Needing more and more of a substance to get
a. Positive relationships the level of high or enjoyment as earlier use
c. Physiological manifestations that happen when
drug or alcohol use is stopped
A nurse is discussing common misconceptions d. Wanting to cut down or stop using drugs
regarding patients who have substance use and/or alcohol but not being able to -
disorder. The nurse should include which of the ANSWER -a. Recurring, uncontrollable
following as a possible consequence of a client urges to engage in compulsive behaviors such as
being labeled by providers as drug seeking? substance use in spite of negative consequences
a. The client may realize that their behavior is
inappropriate A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing
b. The client will ask to see what is written in their withdrawal from alcohol. The nurse should use
chart and sue the provider which of the following assessment tools in their
c. The client may be discharged without getting treatment for this client?
needed treatment
d. The provider may be reprimanded and lose a. AUDIT
their job - ANSWER -c. The client may be b. CIWA-AR
discharged without getting needed treatment c. CAGE
d. MAST - ANSWER -b. CIWA-AR
A nurse is reviewing a clients risk for substance
use disorder. Which of the following information A nurse has successfully completed a drug
about ingestion routes accurately describes treatment program and is returning to work three
substance addiction potential? months later with restrictions on their nursing
license. Which of the following restrictions might
a. Some routes of substance use give the addict the nurse have for practicing nursing after
slower, more drawn out pleasure from the drug treatment for drug addiction?
b. Taking pills orally increases risk for addiction
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