Chapter 22, Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders EAQ Halter Varcaroli

Answered. Chapter 22, Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders EAQ Halter Varcaroli 1. The nurse suspects a patient of substance abuse. What should be the nurse’s first intervention? An assessment for substance use and comorbidities 2. A nurse is learning how to manage patients with substance with substance abuse disorders. Which step should the nurse apply as first line intervention in such cases? Providing safety and sleep. 3. On examination, the nurse finds that a patient who is a drug addict has nasal damage. Which substance abuse does the nurse suspect? Cocaine 4. The nurse cares for a patient with chronic pain. A regular dose of analgesic medication is ineffective in reducing the patient’s pain. What does the nurse expect is the cause for the patient’s response? The patient is showing signs of tolerance. 5. What term is used to identify a syndrome that occurs after stopping the long-term use of a drug? Withdrawal Rationale Withdrawal is a condition marked by physical and psychological symptoms that occur when a drug that has been taken for a long time is stopped or drastically reduced in dosage. Amnesia, tolerance, and enabling are not used to identify the described event. 6. The nurse is learning about commonly abused substances and their effects. Which type of drug does the nurse understand to cause increased mental alertness? Stimulants 7. Which chemical in tobacco causes addiction? Nicotine 8. The term tolerance, as it relates to substance abuse, refers to? The need to take larger amounts of a substance to achieve the same effects 9. What is the ethical obligation of the nurse who sees a peer divert a narcotic, compared with ethical obligation when the nurse observes a peer who is under the influence of alcohol? Supervisory staff should be informed as soon as possible in both cases. 10. What is occurring in the patient with a substance abuse disorder who no longer responds to the effects of the substance?