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Chapter Questions on Alcohol abstinence/Alcohol dependence/Alcohol withdrawal
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1.
A client has been prescribed naltrexone (Trexan) for treatment of alcohol dependence. The nurse
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has explained the drugs purpose to the client. The nurse determines that the client has understood t h
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e instructions when the client identifies which of the following about the drug?
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A)
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Improves appetite andnutritionalstatus dx dx dx dx dx
2.
An adolescent client tells the nurse that he or she occasionally sniffs airplane glue. When discussi
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Enhanced attention focus and memory dx dx dx dx dx
D)
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A client tells the nurse that he is committed to trying to quit smoking. When teaching the client abo ut sm
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oking cessation, which of the following would the nurse include?
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Success usuallyinvolves more than one type of intervention. B
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Relapse is fairly rare within the first year of quitting.
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C)
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The nurse is completing the admission of a client who is seeking treatment for alcoholism. He tel
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ls the nurse that the last time he had any alcohol to drink was at 10:00 AM before he left for the h
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ospital. The nurse closely monitors the client. Which of the following would lead the nurse to susp e
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ct that the client is experiencing stage 1 of alcohol withdrawal syndrome? Select all that apply.
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A)
Slight diaphoresis 1a dx
B)
Handtremors dx d
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Intermittent confusion 1a dx
D)
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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 alcoholis
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m, and this is her second week as an inpatient on the psychiatric unit. It is 5:00 AM, and the client h
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as been having difficulty sleeping. The client is an orthopedic nurse, and although she is clothed in
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a hospital-
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issued gown and robe, she is wearing a stethoscope around her neck that the nurse recognizes as belon
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ging to one of the staff nurses.
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When the nurse asks her why she is wearing the stethoscope and where she got it, the client gives h er
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a long and involved reply that basically describes how her nursing supervisor came to visit and ga
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ve it to her to wear so shed remember to get well. The nurse suspects that the client may be ex p
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eriencing which of the following? dx dx dx dx
A)
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B)
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C)
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x D)
Malignant hyperthermia 1d
x 6.
A nurse is using motivational therapy with a female client with alcoholism. The client, who is un
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willing to consider changing her drinking behavior, emphatically states, I am not an alcoholic; you
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cant 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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Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology 8th Edition Test Bank Chapter 1 Chemimical Neurot
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
ransmissin
Chapter Questions on Alcohol abstinence/Alcohol dependence/Alcohol withdrawal
dx dx dx dx dx dx
1.
A client has been prescribed naltrexone (Trexan) for treatment of alcohol dependence. The nurse
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
has explained the drugs purpose to the client. The nurse determines that the client has understood t h
dx 1a dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
e instructions when the client identifies which of the following about the drug?
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
A)
Causes itching if alcohol is consumed B
dx 1a dx dx dx dx
)
Produces the euphoria of alcohol dx dx dx dx dx
C)
Reduces the appeal of alcohol dx dx dx dx dx
D)
Improves appetite andnutritionalstatus dx dx dx dx dx
2.
An adolescent client tells the nurse that he or she occasionally sniffs airplane glue. When discussi
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
ng the effects of long-
dx dx dx dx
term use of inhalants, which of the following would the nurse most likely include? A)
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Tremors and CNS arousal B 1a dx dx dx
)
Enhancednormalheartrhythms C dx dx
)
Enhanced attention focus and memory dx dx dx dx dx
D)
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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 abo ut sm
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oking cessation, which of the following would the nurse include?
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A)
Success usuallyinvolves more than one type of intervention. B
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)
Relapse is fairly rare within the first year of quitting.
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C)
Ear acupressure is a highly proven method for quitting. D)
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Education is keyfor smoking cessation. 4 dx dx dx dx dx dx
.
The nurse is completing the admission of a client who is seeking treatment for alcoholism. He tel
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ls the nurse that the last time he had any alcohol to drink was at 10:00 AM before he left for the h
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ospital. The nurse closely monitors the client. Which of the following would lead the nurse to susp e
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ct that the client is experiencing stage 1 of alcohol withdrawal syndrome? Select all that apply.
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
A)
Slight diaphoresis 1a dx
B)
Handtremors dx d
x C)
Intermittent confusion 1a dx
D)
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, Heart rateof135 beats/min E
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)
Normal blood pressure 1a 1a
dx 5.
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 alcoholis
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m, and this is her second week as an inpatient on the psychiatric unit. It is 5:00 AM, and the client h
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as been having difficulty sleeping. The client is an orthopedic nurse, and although she is clothed in
dx 1a dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
a hospital-
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issued gown and robe, she is wearing a stethoscope around her neck that the nurse recognizes as belon
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ging to one of the staff nurses.
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When the nurse asks her why she is wearing the stethoscope and where she got it, the client gives h er
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a long and involved reply that basically describes how her nursing supervisor came to visit and ga
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ve it to her to wear so shed remember to get well. The nurse suspects that the client may be ex p
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx d x dx dx dx dx dx dx
eriencing which of the following? dx dx dx dx
A)
Wernickessyndrome dx
B)
Deliriumtremens dx
C)
Korsakoffspsychosis dx d
x D)
Malignant hyperthermia 1d
x 6.
A nurse is using motivational therapy with a female client with alcoholism. The client, who is un
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willing to consider changing her drinking behavior, emphatically states, I am not an alcoholic; you
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cant 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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)
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