Complete Test Bank For Prescriber's Guide: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology 8th Edition By Stephen M. Stahl Complete Guide.

, Prescriber's Guide- Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology 8th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1 Chemimical Neurotransmissin
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Chapter Questions on Alcohol abstinence/Alcohol dependence/Alcohol withdrawal 1.
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A client has been prescribed naltrexone (Trexan) for treatment of alcohol dependence. The nurse ha
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s explained the drugs purpose to the client. The nurse determines that the client has understood the in
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structions when the client identifies which of the following about the drug?
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A)


Causes itching if alcohol is consumed B)
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Produces the euphoria of alcohol +i +i +i +i +i




C)


Reduces the appeal of alcohol D +i +i +i +i +i




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Improves appetite and nutritional status 2 +i +i +i +i +i




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An adolescent client tells the nurse that he or she occasionally sniffs airplane glue. When discussing
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the effects of long-term use of inhalants, which of the following would the nurse most likely include?
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A)


Tremors and CNS arousal B +i +i +i +i




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Enhanced normal heart rhythms C +i +i +i +i




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Enhanced attention focus and memory D +i +i +i +i +i




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,Brain damage and cognitive abnormalities 3.
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A client tells the nurse that he is committed to trying to quit smoking. When teaching the client about s
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moking cessation, which of the following would the nurse include?
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A)


Success usually involves more than one type of intervention. B)
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Relapse is fairly rare within the first year of quitting. C
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Ear acupressure is a highly proven method for quitting. D
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Education is key for smoking cessation. 4. +i +i +i +i +i +i




The nurse is completing the admission of a client who is seeking treatment for alcoholism. He tells t
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he nurse that the last time he had any alcohol to drink was at 10:00 AM before he left for the hospital
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. The nurse closely monitors the client. Which of the following would lead the nurse to suspect that t
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he client is experiencing stage 1 of alcohol withdrawal syndrome? Select all that apply.
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A)


Slight diaphoresis +i +i




B)


Hand tremors +i +i




C)


Intermittent confusion +i +i




D)




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, Heart rate of 135 beats/min E +i +i +i +i +i




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Normal blood pressure 5 +i +i +i




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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 alcoholism, a
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nd this is her second week as an inpatient on the psychiatric unit. It is 5:00 AM, and the client has be
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en having difficulty sleeping. The client is an orthopedic nurse, and although she is clothed in a hos
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pital-
issued gown and robe, she is wearing a stethoscope around her neck that the nurse recognizes as bel
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onging to one of the staff nurses. +i +i +i +i +i +i




When the nurse asks her why she is wearing the stethoscope and where she got it, the client gives her
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a long and involved reply that basically describes how her nursing supervisor came to visit and gav
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e it to her to wear so shed remember to get well. The nurse suspects that the client may be experienc
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ing which of the following?
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A)


Wernickes syndrome +i +i




B)


Delirium tremens +i +i




C)


Korsakoffs psychosis +i +i




D)


Malignant hyperthermia +i +i




6.


A nurse is using motivational therapy with a female client with alcoholism. The client, who is unwil
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ling to consider changing her drinking behavior, emphatically states, I am not an alcoholic; you cant
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make me stop drinking. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
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A)


You have to stop drinking and driving; you could kill someone. B)
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