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CARN 2025 Exam Questions (180+) | Addiction Nursing, Withdrawal, Pharmacology, DSM-5

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This document includes over 180 fully solved multiple-choice questions tailored for students preparing for the Certified Addiction Registered Nurse (CARN) 2025 exam. The questions span all essential domains of addiction nursing and provide detailed, evidence-based answers that reflect current clinical guidelines and standards of care. Core topics covered include: Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) across various substances: opioids, alcohol, cannabis, stimulants Withdrawal identification and management (CIWA-Ar, opioid, alcohol, cannabis, stimulant) Approved medications for treatment, including methadone, buprenorphine, acamprosate, disulfiram, naltrexone, and varenicline DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for addiction and related psychiatric conditions Use of validated screening tools like CAGE, T-ACE, and AUDIT Emergency interventions for intoxication and overdose Psychiatric comorbidities and differential diagnoses Neurobiology of addiction and trauma-informed care Legal and ethical considerations including consent, human trafficking, and the duty to warn This resource is suitable for: Nursing students (ADN, BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN) Nurses preparing for the CARN or PMHNP board exams Students in psychiatric, mental health, and addiction-focused electives PA, NP, and medical students reviewing behavioral health content The document aligns with U.S. nursing education standards and is designed to enhance exam readiness, clinical judgment, and theoretical understanding for students in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs across American universities. Keywords: CARN 2025, addiction nursing, substance use disorder, opioid withdrawal, alcohol withdrawal, cannabis withdrawal, DSM-5, detox protocols, pharmacological treatment, psychiatric nursing, CIWA, T-ACE, AUDIT, MAT, benzodiazepines, methadone, disulfiram, naloxone, psychopharmacology, nursing exam prep, board review

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CARN 2025 QUESTIONS| WITH
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5 stages of addiction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. First Use


2. Continued use

3. Tolerance

4. Dependence

5. Addiction

6% of U.S patients misuse their pain management prescriptions. Three

common patient populations affected are Cancer, MVA and __________

________ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sickle Cell


This medication acts on the same opioid receptors as commonly abused

opioids without reaching a point of euphoria. Also being long acting it has

,been used for over 40 years in countless patients quests towards recovery.

- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Methadone


Which of these medications are used for treating alcohol abuse?




Acamprosate

Varenicline

Methadone


Bupropion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Acamprosate


Which of these medications are used for tobacco disorder?




Acamprosate

Varenicline

Methadone


Bupropion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Varenicline


Bupropion

,This substance is a full agonist of trace amine-associated receptors

(TAAR1). Activation TAAR1 causes the increase of cAMP and inhibition of

serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine transporters. The inhibition of

monoamine transporters causes the reuptake and metabolism of

catecholamines. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Methamphetamine


The following are "_________ _______" for methamphetamine: meth,

crystal meth, crystal, speed, scootie, yellow powder, crank, ice, spoosh,

glass, chalk, redneck cocaine, yellow barn, Tina, and tick-tick. - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔street names


Patients under the influence of methamphetamine can have the following

signs or symptoms: ___________ appetite, nausea, psychosis,

tachycardia, hypertension, ___________ body temperature, panic attack,

mydriasis, __________ sleep patterns, violent, bizarre, and erratic

behavior, hallucinations, irritability, seizures, and death from high doses. -

🧠 ANSWER ✔✔decreased


increased

disturbed




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, A 65-year-old female presents to the clinic to seek a re-prescription of her

pain medication. She had a motor vehicle collision (MVC) 8 months ago

that left her with chronic neuralgia in bilateral arms along with low back

pain. She was prescribed oxycodone/acetaminophen 7.5/325 mg q6 hours.

Her last scheduled refill was 20 days ago with a 30 day supply. She returns

early claiming she needed multiple dosages sooner than directed due to

unmanaged pain. Current vital signs are normal, but she is diaphoretic,

tearing, restless, and occasionally yawning. When the provider explains,

controlled medications cannot be prescribed in this manner, the patient

states, "You don't understand. I need to feel normal. Without it, I feel worse

than I used to feel at baseline. Please!" What stage of addiction is the

patient in and what medication can be used to help her symptoms?




Choices:

1. Tolerance and acamprosate


2. Tolerance and - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dependence and methadone


A patient presents to the emergency department with agitation, mydriasis,

hypertension, and tachycardia. He states that he snorted "some crystals"

with friends and that he feels energetic and anxious. He reports that his

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