An alcoholic client who has been admitted to the mental health unit states to the nurse, "The judge made me come in here. My blood alcohol level was only 0.20% when the cop pulled me over in my car." Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. "Did you ask the judge to clarify his decision to make you come here?"
B. "This limit means that you had consumed enough alcohol to put you close to the legal intoxication level. You were lucky because you just missed that level."
C. "Well, the legal limit is much less than that, so you avoided a drunken driving charge by coming here. Seems to me that the judge treated you pretty leniently by allowing you to take refuge here. Don't you agree?"
D. "This level means that you consumed several drinks of alcohol and would be experiencing depressed motor function of the brain. You would have been staggering and clumsy and your judgment would have been impaired, but you seem to feel that the judge was unreasonable for sending you here."
Answer: D. "This level means that you consumed several drinks of alcohol and would be experiencing depressed motor function of the brain. You would have been staggering and clumsy and your judgment would have been impaired, but you seem to feel that the judge was unreasonable for sending you here."
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