Opiates are used mainly to treat moderate to severe pain. Which of the following is NOT true about these drugs?
1. All opiates are scheduled drugs which require a DEA license to prescribe.
2. Opiates stimulate only mu receptors for the control of pain.
3. Most of the adverse effects of opiates are related to mu receptor stimulation.
4. Naloxone is an antagonist to opiates.
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The mental health nurse at a community health center reviews the charts of the patients who present for appointments at the beginning of the day. Which patient will the nurse see first?
1. A college student who has been referred from the student health center for an ADHD evaluation 2. A 43-year-old woman with schizophrenia who reports she has stopped taking her medication because it makes her feel sick 3. A 35-year-old woman with bipolar disorder who requires a medication evaluation 4. A 25-year-old man with obsessive-compulsive disorder who reports a relapse of symptoms
Which of the following statements accurately describe a characteristic of ethics? Select all that apply
A) The ability to be ethical begins in young adulthood. B) Ethics cannot be defined as a code of professional conduct. C) Ethics usually refers to personal or communal standards of right and wrong. D) It is important to distinguish ethics from religion, law, custom, and institutional practices. E) Values are intimately related to, and direct, ethical conduct. F) Ethics is a systematic inquiry into principles of right and wrong conduct.
A client discharged from the hospital is now at home. The client requires assistance in relation to the treatment prescribed by the physician. The client needs information quickly. Which service best suits this client's needs?
A) Home healthcare service B) Telehealth C) Hospice care service D) Community health service
After an abduction and rape at gunpoint by an unknown assailant, which assessment finding best indicates that a patient is in the acute phase of the rape-trauma syndrome?
a. Decreased motor activity b. Confusion and disbelief c. Flashbacks and dreams d. Fears and phobias