For a substance-abusing client, the most appropriate nursing goal is to:
1. Assume responsibility for the choice to use substances.
2. Allow family to determine the plan of intervention.
3. Use acceptable amounts of legal substances.
4. Learn to avoid feelings of low self-esteem.
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Rationale: A substance-abusing client has to assume responsibility for personal choices and determine the plan of interventions. Avoidance of feelings is not a therapeutic goal for substance abusers. Continued use of substances, legal or not, is not an appropriate goal for a substance-abusing client.
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