Drugs
What risk factor at work might be out of a nurses control ?
What is staffing shortages.
Nurses who are suffering from SUD often have patients who are on narcotics complaining of what?
What is excessive pain.
What organ is damaged with the excessive consumption of alcohol?
What is the Liver.
What is the name of the organization that uses preventative measures to stop drug abuse?
What is SAMSHA- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Prevention
Which of the following does the word "intoxicated" usually belong to?
A. Smoking B. Drinking C. Drugs
What is B, Drinking.
What type of childhood history is a risk factor for SUD?
What is abuse or trauma.
What is work, school, hobbies, and family.
The opposite of "physical" harm to the body, what other kind of harm can SUD cause?
What is mental trauma.
What week at the end of August to September educates people on drug abuse?
What is Overdose Awareness Week
True or False: Substance abuse does not change the brain.
What is False
What is an unchangeable risk factor for an individual?
What is gender.
What might the breath of an individual's who suffers from alcohol abuse smell like?
What is alcohol or excessively minty.
Seen by the user but not by others?
What are hallucinations.
What is National Recovery Month.
True or False: Nurses and others within the medical field have a higher risk of developing a SUD?
What is True.
What is the definition of peer pressure?
The influence or goading from one's group of friends or acquaintances.
What are three withdrawal symptoms?
What are weight loss, exhaustion, and change in mental status.
What kind of physical damage can smoking do to the body?
What is lung disease or cancer.
What is one thing that individuals can do to help with the prevention of SUD?
What is educate others.
Nurses have a harder time identifying WHAT in a coworker?
What is SUD.
Lack of what can be a huge risk factor?
What is support.
What is one of the major indications of someone suffering from SUD?
What is financial instability.
What are some cardiovascular effects of opioids?
Lowering of heart rate and blood pressure.
What is one thing nurses should not bring to the table when addressing a coworker with a potential substance use disorder?
What is a judgmental attitude.