MED SURG EXAM 2(Questions And Answers)

MED SURG EXAM 2(Questions And Answers) The alcoholic patient says to the nurse, I am not an alcoholic. I can quit any time I want to. The nurse recognizes the defense mechanism of: o Denial. • The wife of an alcoholic tells the nurse, “My husband only drinks on the weekends to relax. He has a very stressful job. The nurse recognizes the defense mechanism of: o Rationalization. • The nurse explains the difference between an enabler and a co-dependent is that a codependent: o Covers up the behavior of the substance abuser. • The nurse explains that, no matter whether you drink a 12-ounce beer, a 6-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of straight liquor, it takes approximately minutes for the body to metabolize it. o 60 minutes. • A person in jail for public intoxication has been without alcohol for 12 hours. The jail nurse would be alert for withdrawal signs of: o Irritability. • A patient who is still intoxicated has been admitted for detoxification at the treatment center. The nurse takes into consideration that the patient will be supported in his withdrawal with the use of: o Symptomatic relief until substance has cleared from his system. • After detoxification from substance abuse, the patient says, I feel better than I have in years! All I needed was some rest. I am not an alcoholic. The nurse should respond to this by saying: o What were you doing that got you admitted to the detoxification center? • The nurse explains that an alternative to disulfiram (Antabuse) is the drug naltrexone (ReVia), which can: o Block craving and prevent relapse. • The nurse encourages the recovering alcoholic to participate in group therapy because of the major and long-lasting benefit of: o Increasing self-discipline. • The nurse is aware that when Korsakoff's syndrome is suspected from behavioral cues, the syndrome can be confirmed by: o Brain scan. • The nurse uses the CAGE challenge to alcoholics who persist in denial. The G in the set of questions form CAGE stands for: o Do you feel Guilty about your drinking?