The client says to the nurse, "I wonder if I am considered a drug addict. I went to pick up my medication from the drug store and the pharmacist told me that the drug was a controlled substance." Which response by the nurse is the most appropria
1. "If you continue on this medication for a long time, you will become addicted to it."
2. "You are not an addict, but the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will be watching your prescription drug habits now."
3. "Any drug that has a potential for abuse is considered a controlled substance and is restricted. This does not mean the pharmacist will think you are an addict."
4. "Do you think that you are addicted to your medication?"
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Clients can be on controlled substances for various lengths of time without becoming addicted.
Rationale 2: The DEA does not monitor the prescription drug habits of every client who receives a controlled substance.
Rationale 3: The pharmacist recognizes all drugs with the potential for abuse are considered controlled substances and carry restrictions but most likely will not think the client is a drug addict.
Rationale 4: Asking the client if he thinks he is addicted does not answer his question about controlled substances.
Global Rationale: The pharmacist recognizes all drugs with the potential for abuse are considered controlled substances and carry restrictions but most likely will not think the client is a drug addict. Clients can be on controlled substances for various lengths of time without becoming addicted. The DEA does not monitor the prescription drug habits of every client who receives a controlled substance. Asking the client if he thinks he is addicted does not answer his question about controlled substances.
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