City council asks the population health nurse to assist with preventing the relapse of substance abuse by community members returning from rehabilitation. What actions should the nurse take to help these community members? (Select all that apply.)
1. Create relapse prevention groups.
2. Alert law officials that community members are being released.
3. Work with community members to identify triggers for drug use.
4. Meet with family members to discuss relapse prevention strategies.
5. Encourage family members to participate in relapse prevention groups.
Answer: 1, 3, 4, 5
Explanation: 1. Population health nurses can assist clients with substance abuse problems to identify triggers for relapse and to develop strategies for dealing with them. They can also assist in the development of relapse prevention groups that provide clients with the support of others in dealing with their relapse issues. They may also help to motivate family members and significant others to participate in relapse prevention, educating both clients and significant others about relapse, its causes, and prevention strategies. Alerting law officials about the release of community members from rehabilitation will not help prevent the relapse of substance abuse.
3. Population health nurses can assist clients with substance abuse problems to identify triggers for relapse and to develop strategies for dealing with them. They can also assist in the development of relapse prevention groups that provide clients with the support of others in dealing with their relapse issues. They may also help to motivate family members and significant others to participate in relapse prevention, educating both clients and significant others about relapse, its causes, and prevention strategies. Alerting law officials about the release of community members from rehabilitation will not help prevent the relapse of substance abuse.
4. Population health nurses can assist clients with substance abuse problems to identify triggers for relapse and to develop strategies for dealing with them. They can also assist in the development of relapse prevention groups that provide clients with the support of others in dealing with their relapse issues. They may also help to motivate family members and significant others to participate in relapse prevention, educating both clients and significant others about relapse, its causes, and prevention strategies. Alerting law officials about the release of community members from rehabilitation will not help prevent the relapse of substance abuse.
5. Population health nurses can assist clients with substance abuse problems to identify triggers for relapse and to develop strategies for dealing with them. They can also assist in the development of relapse prevention groups that provide clients with the support of others in dealing with their relapse issues. They may also help to motivate family members and significant others to participate in relapse prevention, educating both clients and significant others about relapse, its causes, and prevention strategies. Alerting law officials about the release of community members from rehabilitation will not help prevent the relapse of substance abuse.
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