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 h
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as explained the drugs purpose to the client. The nurse determines that the client has understood the
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instructions 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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An adolescent client tells the nurse that he or she occasionally sniffs airplane glue. When discussin
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g the effects of long-
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term use of inhalants, which of the following would the nurse most likely include?
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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
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smoking 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.
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The nurse is completing the admission of a client who is seeking treatment for alcoholism. He tells
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the nurse that the last time he had any alcohol to drink was at 10:00 AM before he left for the hosp
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ital. The nurse closely monitors the client. Which of the following would lead the nurse to suspect t
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hat the client is experiencing stage 1 of alcohol withdrawal syndrome? Select all that apply.
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A)


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E)


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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,
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and this is her second week as an inpatient on the psychiatric unit. It is 5:00 AM, and the client has
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been having difficulty sleeping. The client is an orthopedic nurse, and although she is clothed in a
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hospital-
issued gown and robe, she is wearing a stethoscope around her neck that the nurse recognizes as b
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When the nurse asks her why she is wearing the stethoscope and where she got it, the client gives he
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r a long and involved reply that basically describes how her nursing supervisor came to visit and g
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ave it to her to wear so shed remember to get well. The nurse suspects that the client may be experi
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A)


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A nurse is using motivational therapy with a female client with alcoholism. The client, who is unw
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illing to consider changing her drinking behavior, emphatically states, I am not an alcoholic; you ca
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nt 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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