Assessment
First assessment we do before dealing with a substance abuser.
What is self assessment?
This is caused after quitting or reducing alcohol intake.
What is withdrawals?
3 stages: tension building, acute battering, & honeymoon make up this
What is the cycle of violence?
due to an underlying cause
What is delirium
These can be given for 5-7 days to help with withdrawal.
What is Ativan & Librium?
A patient with PCP intoxication has to be handled very carefully and nurses must understand this.
What is cannot be talked down?
May occur within 12-24 hours after drinking has stopped.
What is withdrawal seizures?
This person considers themselves more important than anyone else and they will meet their needs before anyone elses.
What is a perpetrator?
The creation of stories, that may or may not have some truth to it and serve to protect the patient's dignity and self esteem
What is confabulation?
This drug is used for alcohol use disorder for withdrawal and relapse prevention
What is Naltrexone (ReVia) ? Table 22.6
Legal limit of Alcohol intoxication.
What is 0.08?
Blood alcohol level is 0.30g/dL
What is alcohol intoxication?
If a client cannot get past one of the Erikson stages, he is said be in a
What is a Maturational crisis?
insidious onset, global deterioration of cognitive functioning
What is Alzheimer's/Dementia ?
Reverses the effects of opioids in the system
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
An expected complication of substance abuse and treatment includes teaching on this.
What is relapse ?
Symptoms of this type of withdrawal include: mood dysphoria, N/V/D, fever, insomnia, gooseflesh, pupillary dilation.
What is opioid withdrawal?
An overwhelming, crippling, emotional reaction to an event
What is a crisis?
2 main topics of concern when teaching families about care at home with dementia patients
What is safe environment and wandering
This is an oral opioid that is administered and used most commonly to easing opioid withdrawal and preventing abstinence syndrome.
What is methadone ?
This person is at a higher risk for substance abuse due to work demands.
What is the nurse?
The treatment of choice for sedative, hypnotic or antianxiety medication overdose
What is gastric lavage?
tornados, hurricanes, tsunami, earthquakes
What is an adventitious crisis?
Cholinesterase inhibitors used to treat dementia
What are Aricept, Exelon (patch),& razadyne table 23.0
Class of medications used to help treat anxiety related to detoxing off of drugs.
What is antianxiety?