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A nurse is educating a group of nursing students on signs of developing addiction. Which of the following would provide the best education to these students? SATA.
a. labile mood, agitated, acting out, secretive behavior
b. clothing smell
c. changes in friends
d. dropping grades
e. unable to keep job
what is all of em
A new nurse is seeking an understanding on the nutritional panel of an addicted patient. Which of the following statements, from an older nurse to the new nurse, display an understanding of the teaching from the experienced nurse?
a. "These patients will experience an â in their iron levels."
b. "These individuals have an â in B vitamins."
c. "Their albumin level will remain increased."
d. "Protein levels will be increased in these patients."
what is B
Which of the following would be recommended for a patient who is addicted to methamphetamines & cocaine?
a. EEG
b. ECG
c. urine drug screen
d. blood drug screen
what is B
An EEG may be performed for a patient who is experiencing?
what is seizures or brain damage suspected (w inhalants)
A patient is brought into the ER via Pafford. Pafford tells the nurse that this patient is experiencing alcohol-induced hypotension & is further diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia. The nurse understands that both of these findings indicate that this individual is has experienced what?
what is alcohol overdose
a. remain patient in ER so this can be completed STAT
b. isolated patient room
c. ICU
d. on unit once transferred
what is C
A patient is currently in a withdrawal state from their use of alcohol. The patient begins to display some confusion. What does the nurse understand this confusion to be called?
what is delirium tremens
Alcohol withdrawal time frame
what is peaks on the second day & is over in about 5 days (can last 1-2 weeks)
A nurse is detoxifying a patient after an apparent alcohol addiction was identified. Which medication should the nurse plan to administer to this patient?
a. chlorpromazine
b. chlordiazepoxide
c. merperidine
d. fentanyl
what is B
- a = stimulant txment medication
- c = demerol aka opioid
- d = illegal opioid substance
A nurse is educating a patient on the risk of repeated intoxication & long-term use of alcohol. She educates the patient that wernicke encephalopathy & korsakoff psychosis can occur. Which of the following display efficient teaching on the difference between these two conditions?
a. wernicke encephalopathy is caused by a decreased level of thiamine (B1) in the body & korsakoff psychosis is described as the inability to form new memories, confabulation, & hallucinations
b. wernicke encephalopathy is described as the inability to form new memories, confabulation, & hallucinations & korsakoff psychosis is caused by a decreased level of thiamine (B1) in the body
what is A
a. gastric lavage
b. saline cathartic
c. activated charcoal
d. dialysis
what is all of them
"GL followed by ingestion of activated charcoal & a saline cathartic. Dialysis can be used for severe symptoms."
A new grad is confused on the differences between the symptoms of a benzo & a barbiturate overdose. Which of the following would display effective teaching for barbiturate overdose specifically? SATA.
a. stupor
b. slurred speech
c. respiratory arrest
d. cardiac failure
e. coma
what is C, D, E
what is tapering the amount of drug the client receives (prevent coma & death)
A patient has just been diagnosed with brain damage. Which substance does the nurse suspect the patient received for this to occur?
a. an amphetamine
b. alcohol
c. an anxiolytic
d. heroin
what is A "frequent in amphetamines bc of the substance used to make it = liquid agricultural fertilizer"
A mother is concerned that her son has begun to participate in the intake of drugs. She describes her son as hyperactive, talkative, angry, with dilated pupils, complaining of angina, & has displayed grandiosity. Which substance should the nurse be concerned that the son is partaking in?
a. amphetamines
b. meth
c. cannabis
d. cocaine
what is D
A nurse has just administered chlorpromazine to her patient who ingested cocaine. Which of the following findings correlate with this medication?
a. hallucinations
b. hypotension
c. nausea
d. dirrhea
what is B "controls hallucinations" "relieves nausea" & "decreased BP"
A day shift nurse just got report from the night shift nurse. The night shift nurse informs the other nurse that the patient in room 120 has been diagnosed with wernicke-korsakoff syndrome. What should the day-shift nurse understand as her priority for the patient in room 120?
what is the replacement of B vitamins - especially Thiamine (B1)
Which of the following are considered to be illegal opioid substances?
a. meperidine
b. hydrocodone
c. propoxyphene
d. normethadone
what is D, the rest are legal meds w Rx
A nurse is concerned that her assistant has reported to her shift intoxicated. The nurse describes the assistant as experiencing "dry mouth, conjunctival injection, hypotension, and tachycardia". Which of the following substances should the nurse assume that the assistant has ingested?
what is cannabis
list overdose symptoms of cannabis
A nurse is educating a new nurse on a medication. She begins by describing the medication as "50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, used in anesthesia, & is available as a SR patch". Which medication is the nurse referring to?
what is fentanyl
A dayshift nurse has just given report to the night shift nurse. She reports that patient in room 143 has been admitted for treatment of an opioid overdose. The nurse understands that both naloxone and methadone can be administered for this type of overdose, but what statement correctly described the difference in these two medications?
a. naloxone is given every few hours until the opioid level drops to nontoxic and methadone is given in tapering doses over 2 weeks and is used to â the cravings for opioids
b. naloxone is given in tapering doses over 2 weeks and is used to â the cravings for opioids and methadone is given every few hours until opioid level drops to nontoxic
what is A
A nurse has just assessed a patient that entered the ER. The assessment was described as the patient experiencing, "dysphoria, fatigue, vivid and unpleasant dreams, increased appetite, & depressive symptoms". Which of the following conditions should the nurse understand that this patient is experiencing?
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