There are several risk factors for substance abuse and addiction in individual people and populations in the United States. Using your knowledge of illicit substances, what is the most frequently used illicit substance in the United States?
A) Cannabis
B) Tobacco
C) Alcohol
D) Cocaine
A
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The master gland of the endocrine system is the
a. thyroid. b. parathyroid. c. pancreas. d. pituitary.
Which of the following teaching items would be a priority in maintaining normal pressure range in the eye?
A) Increase fiber in the diet. B) Avoid reading. C) East small meals. D) Treat allergy symptoms promptly.
Your patient is lying supine and you ask him to raise his leg while you place resistance against the thigh. The examiner is testing the patient for:
A. Psoas sign B. Obturator sign C. Rovsing's sign D. Murphys' sign
The spouse of a patient recently diagnosed with terminal cancer has voiced concerns about her husband's continual denial of his disease. When planning a response to her, which of the following should the nurse consider?
1. There is a limited amount of time left in the patient's life so the denial must be rapidly worked through. 2. It will be helpful to plan an intervention to force the patient to acknowledge his disease. 3. It may be helpful for the patient's emotional state at this time to be in a state of denial. 4. Denial is abnormal and the patient needs to have a consultation with a therapist.