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NSG 3450 / NSG3450 E XAM 3: (NEW 2025/
2026 UPDATE) NURSING PRACTICE - MENTAL
HEALTH REVIEW| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A|
100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)- GALEN
1. A pathological use of a substance that leads to a
disorder: Substance use disorder
2. When people are in the process of using a substance to
excess, they are experiencing _______: Intoxication
3. Occurs when a person no longer responds to the drug
in the way that the person initially responded: Tolerance
4. Set of physiological symptoms that occur when a
person stops using a substance: withdrawal
5. What symptoms lead to an official substance use
disorder?: 1. Impaired control of said substance
2. Social impairment because of the substance
3. Risky use
4. Physical effects resulting from the substance
6. High potential for abuse
No medical use
Heroine
LSD: Schedule I
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, 2
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7. High potential for abuse
Only be available by prescription
Demerol for cancer pain
Ritalin: Schedule 2
8. Low to moderate for potential abuse
Testosterone
Only available by prescription
Tylenol with codeine: Schedule 3
9. Xanax
Only by prescription
Low potential abuse
Ativan: Schedule 4
10. Limited use amount
Robitussin: Schedule 5
11. Medical comorbidity: Diabetes
Hep C
Psoriasis
12. 40-60% of substance abuse disorders can be _________:
Inherited
13. People with too little neurotransmitters or
neurotransmitter antagonism can be vulnerable to
_________: Substance abuse
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, 3
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14. Caffeine intoxication: Characterized by five or more:
restlessness, nervousness, insomnia, flushed face, diuresis,
gastrointestinal disturbance, muscle twitching, rambling
speech, agitation, periods of inexhaustibility, and tachycardia.
Differentiated from anxiety disorder by diuresis (excessive
urination). There is no use disorder in caffeine-related
disorders
More than 250mg a day
15. Caffeine overdose: Mania, depression, disorientation,
delusions, hallucinations, psychosis, seizures, death (rare)
Cardiac arrhythmia
Respiratory failure
Fever
Treatment: Support, GI flush
16. Caffeine withdrawal: Involves three or more: headache,
fatigue/drowsiness, dysphoric mood or irritability, difficulty
concentrating, and flulike symptoms.
Nausea and vomiting
12-24 hours after last dose
Usually resolves in a week
NSG 3450
NSG
NSG 3450 / NSG3450 E XAM 3: (NEW 2025/
2026 UPDATE) NURSING PRACTICE - MENTAL
HEALTH REVIEW| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A|
100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)- GALEN
1. A pathological use of a substance that leads to a
disorder: Substance use disorder
2. When people are in the process of using a substance to
excess, they are experiencing _______: Intoxication
3. Occurs when a person no longer responds to the drug
in the way that the person initially responded: Tolerance
4. Set of physiological symptoms that occur when a
person stops using a substance: withdrawal
5. What symptoms lead to an official substance use
disorder?: 1. Impaired control of said substance
2. Social impairment because of the substance
3. Risky use
4. Physical effects resulting from the substance
6. High potential for abuse
No medical use
Heroine
LSD: Schedule I
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, 2
NSG
7. High potential for abuse
Only be available by prescription
Demerol for cancer pain
Ritalin: Schedule 2
8. Low to moderate for potential abuse
Testosterone
Only available by prescription
Tylenol with codeine: Schedule 3
9. Xanax
Only by prescription
Low potential abuse
Ativan: Schedule 4
10. Limited use amount
Robitussin: Schedule 5
11. Medical comorbidity: Diabetes
Hep C
Psoriasis
12. 40-60% of substance abuse disorders can be _________:
Inherited
13. People with too little neurotransmitters or
neurotransmitter antagonism can be vulnerable to
_________: Substance abuse
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, 3
NSG
14. Caffeine intoxication: Characterized by five or more:
restlessness, nervousness, insomnia, flushed face, diuresis,
gastrointestinal disturbance, muscle twitching, rambling
speech, agitation, periods of inexhaustibility, and tachycardia.
Differentiated from anxiety disorder by diuresis (excessive
urination). There is no use disorder in caffeine-related
disorders
More than 250mg a day
15. Caffeine overdose: Mania, depression, disorientation,
delusions, hallucinations, psychosis, seizures, death (rare)
Cardiac arrhythmia
Respiratory failure
Fever
Treatment: Support, GI flush
16. Caffeine withdrawal: Involves three or more: headache,
fatigue/drowsiness, dysphoric mood or irritability, difficulty
concentrating, and flulike symptoms.
Nausea and vomiting
12-24 hours after last dose
Usually resolves in a week
NSG 3450
