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narcotic analgesic, such as hydromorphone. sedative, such as lorazepam or chlordiazepoxide. antipsychotic, such as olanzapine or thioridazine. monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant, such as phenelzine.
ANS: B
Sedation allows for safe withdrawal from alcohol. Benzodiazepines are the drugs of choice in most regions because of their high therapeutic safety index and anticonvulsant properties.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: Pages 22-31, 32, 72 (Table 22-6) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
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entrapping webs in the room. The patient is fearful, agitated, and diaphoretic. Which nursing intervention is indicated? a. Check the patient every 15 minutes b. One-on-one supervision c. Keep the room dimly lit d. Force fluids ANS: B
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One-on-one supervision is necessary to promote physical safety until sedation reduces the patient’s feelings of terror. Checks every 15 minutes would not be sufficient to provide for safety. A dimly lit room promotes perceptual disturbances. Excessive fluid intake can cause overhydration, because fluid retention normally occurs when blood alcohol levels fall.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: Pages 22-32, 39, 40, 69 (Table 22-5) TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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single parent.” Which therapeutic response by the nurse would help the patient conceptualize the drinking objectively? a. “Sooner or later, alcohol will kill you. Then what will happen to your children?” b. “I hear a lot of defensiveness in your voice. Do you really believe this?” c. “If you were coping so well, why were you hospitalized again?” d. “Tell me what happened the last time you drank.”
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The correct response will help the patient see alcohol as a cause of the problems, not a solution, and begin to take responsibility. This approach can help the patient become receptive to the possibility of change. The other responses directly confront and attack defenses against anxiety that the patient still needs. They reflect the nurse’s frustration with the patient. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: Pages 22-42, 75 (Box 22-3) TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
9. A patient asks for information about AA. Select the nurse’s best response. “AA is a a. form of group therapy led by a psychiatrist.” b. self-help group for which the goal is sobriety.”
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