Ethical
Legal
Miscellaneous
Substance Abuse
Withdrawal/Drugs
100

A client's right to make his or her own decision

Autonomy

100
When a client is admitted without his or her consent

Involuntary admission

100

What does MSE stand for?

Mental Status Exam

100

chronic/compulsive need

Addiction

100

What does CIWA stand for?

Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment

200

Do no harm

Non-maleficence

200

Term for reporting suspected abuse 

Mandatory Abuse Reporting

200

Tool for evaluating depression

Hamilton Depression Scale

200

condition resulting in changes of level of consciousness, affect or behavior, cognition, or perception

Intoxication

200

Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Alcohol

Central Nervous system depressants

300

To act to the benefit or promoting good

Benficence

300

Require a doctor's order, need a time-frame for usage; used to maintain safety for client and others.

Restraints/Seclusion

300

Tool for evaluating dementia

Saint-Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS)

300

Higher doses are required to achieve the desired effect

Tolerance

300

Oxycodone, heroin, morphine codeine

Opiates

400

Commitment and loyalty to the client

Fidelity

400

If a client makes a threat to a person, the nurse has to report the threat to the care team.

The Duty to Warn

400

nurse-client boundaries and limit setting for clients

Therapeutic Milieu

400

physiological response when a substance is stopped

Withdrawal

400

Cocaine, amphetamines

Central Nervous System stimulants

500

The duty to communicate truthfully

Veracity

500

What is the other name for The Duty to Warn

Tarasoff's Warning

500

Family, friends, church members, neighbors

Support systems

500

What does CAGE stand for?

felt need to Cut down

felt Annoyed

felt Guilt

substance needed for Eye-opener

500

LSD, mescaline, psilocybin

Hallucinogens

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