NR546 Week 6 test your knowledge quiz with correct answers

Addiction is often driven by the client's attempts to: - ANSWER-self-medicate an underlying mental health disorder adverse effects associated with the acute use of opioids: - ANSWER--Itching -Constipation -Respiratory depression -Urinary retention -Sedation Opioid medication: Morphine - ANSWER--Prototype opioid agonist -indicated for acute pain -binds to opioid receptors in the CNS, inhibiting ascending pain pathways, altering the perception & response to pain -also produces CNS depression and potentially respiratory depression *may be life-threatening, especially if utilized with benzodiazepines, CNS depressants, or alcohol onset of action: -immediate release formulation is patient-dependent, with variable absorption. -IV is 5-10 minutes, with a duration 3-5 hours. -Also available in controlled release formulation (MS Contin) and extended-release morphine (Avinza). Opioid medication: Fentanyl - ANSWER--has an almost immediate onset of action when given IV, with a duration of 0.5-1 hour -More potent than mor