The nurse is preparing to give a controlled administration of a chemically similar substance to thwart the effects of substance withdrawal in a client. Which term will the nurse use to chart this intervention?
A) Antagonist therapy
B) Detoxification therapy
C) Codependency therapy
D) Substitution therapy
D
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A patient in the CCU has an obstruction in his coronary arteries that is resulting in oxygen levels that are inadequate to meet the metabolic demands of his myocardial cells. He is exhibiting symptoms of left ventricular heart failure
Which disease does he most likely have? A) Ischemic cardiomyopathy B) Nonischemic cardiomyopathy C) Endocarditis D) Peripheral vascular disease
A nurse demonstrates a caring attitude to a pregnant woman who attempted to induce labor by using cocaine. This is an example of
a. virtue ethics c. holistic ethics b. ethic of care d. impartial ethics
The nurse evaluating a family's progress in successfully dealing with the problem of nocturnal enuresis would consider that the family still needs help and monthly appointments until the child achieves which of the following goals?
a. one 24-hour period of being dry b. remaining dry overnight at a friend's house c. a 72-hour period remaining dry d. 14 consecutive dry nights
In assessing a client with lymphedema after a mastectomy, the nurse expects to find:
a. Fragile, thin, pale skin covering the area of lymphedema. b. Several brownish-red discolorations in the center of the affected arm. c. Unilateral non-pitting edema of the affected arm. d. Pitting edema of affected arm.