A nursing director has instituted mandatory alcohol and illegal drug screening and history for all new admissions, including elderly patients. The director knows that long-term use of alcohol can put patients at risk for which of the following?
A. Cardiomyopathy
B. Pancreatitis
C. Gall bladder dysfunction
D. Hypertension
E. Throat cancer
ANS: A, B, D, E
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A) general systems theory process. B) general adaptation theory. C) decision-making process. D) information-processing theory.