Drugs
Local anesthetic and powerful stimulant of the CNS. Can be inhaled, injected or smoked
What is Cocaine
TRUE OR FALSE
Can cocaine cross the placenta?
True
(________) is one first-line therapy option for pregnant women with opioid use disorder.
What is Methadone
What is withdrawing
causes increased activity and talkativeness, decreased appetite, and a pleasurable sense of well-being or euphoria. Can be smoked, snorted, swallowed, injected, inhaled, taken rectally, or dissolved under the tongue.
Pregnant women who abuse methamphetamine are at (______) risk of preterm birth, placental abruption, fetal distress, and intrauterine growth restriction.
A nurse is monitoring an 18 year old who is experiencing heroin withdrawal. What symptoms might the nurse observe?
A. Yawning, cramps, and diarrhea
B. Nausea and fainting
C. Coma and convulsions
D. Seizures, tremors, and tachycardia
A
Yawning, cramps, and diarrhea are common signs of heroin withdrawal.
The result is low infant birth weight under 5.5 pounds and small head circumference, which puts baby at risk for immediate health complications, such as infections and death, as well as mental development problems.
What is using methamphetamine while pregnant
Narrowed blood vessels; enlarged pupils; increased body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure; headache; abdominal pain and nausea; euphoria; increased energy, alertness; insomnia, restlessness; anxiety; erratic and violent behavior, panic attacks, paranoia, psychosis; heart rhythm problems, heart attack; stroke, seizure, coma.
What is Short term side effects of cocaine use
TRUE OR FALSE
Women with opioid use disorder may also have other mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety. They should receive recommended screening for depression as well as other mental health conditions.
True
Medication that treats opioid overdoses
What is Narcan
A nurse is assessing a newborn infant who was born to a mother who is addicted to drugs. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse expect to note during the assessment of this newborn?
A. Sleepiness
B. Cuddles when being held
C. Lethargy
D. Incessant crying
D
A newborn infant born to a woman using drugs is irritable. The infant is overloaded easily by sensory stimulation. The infant may cry incessantly and posture rather than cuddle when being held.
Anxiety, confusion, insomnia, mood problems, violent behavior, paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, weight loss, severe dental problems (“meth mouth”), intense itching leading to skin sores from scratching.
What is long term side effects of methamphetamine
TRUE OR FALSE
Can cocaine cause placenta abruption?
True
A young woman who just found out she was pregnant tells the nurse " I don't know what to do, I'm addicted to opioid." What is the nurses best response?
A. Tell her your busy and don't have time to talk
B. Tell her she should not keep the baby
C. Sit with her and go over her options and listen to her concerns
D. Tell her "Stop doing drugs" and walk away
C
Always remember as a nurse to use therapeutic communication
A nurse working as a staff educator is preparing a presentation on the fetal and neonate effects of cocaine. Which effects of cocaine on the fetus and newborn will the nurse present during the teaching session?
A. Liver disease
B. Fetal alcohol syndrome
C. Bone marrow suppression
D. Increased risk for SIDS
What is D
Depression, tiredness, increased appetite, insomnia, vivid unpleasant dreams, slowed thinking and movement, restlessness.
What is withdrawal symptoms of cocaine
Should you do drugs??
NO
What is 120-160
Best Nursing School Teacher
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