The standard of care for women who are dependent on heroin or other narcotics is ___________ maintenance treatment (MMT)
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
methadone
Methadone maintenance treatment should be offered as part of a comprehensive care
program that includes behavior therapy and support services. MMT has been shown to
decrease opioid and other drug abuse, decrease criminal activity, improve individual
functioning, and decrease the HIV rate.
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As the nurse discusses the discharge plan with a recovering patient, the most effective communication technique to use is:
1. assessing nonverbal clues. 2. allowing communication to focus on whatever topic the patient desires. 3. insisting on postrecovery activities as stated in the care plan. 4. reducing eye contact to convey nondirective attitudes.
The school nurse providing school health screenings knows that the 7- to 11-year-old is in Piaget's stage of concrete operational thoughts
Which of the following should this age group accomplish when developing operations? Select all answers that apply. A) Ability to assimilate and coordinate information about the world from different dimensions B) Ability to see things from another person's point of view and think through an action C) Ability to use stored memories of past experiences to evaluate and interpret present situations D) Ability to think about a problem from all points of view, ranking the possible solutions while solving the problem E) Ability to think outside of the present and incorporate into thinking concepts that do exist as well as concepts that might exist F) Ability to understand the principle of conservation—that matter does not change when its form changes
During an annual gynecological examination, a college student discusses her upcoming college break at a tropical location
After the student receives an oral contraceptive prescription, the nurse identifies the importance of skin cancer prevention education by discussing which evidence-based prevention health topic? a. Applying water-based sunscreen only before swimming b. Using tanning bed daily for 7 days before college break trip c. Applying broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 5 d. Taking extra precautions in the sun secondary to the prescription
During the assessment phase of the nursing process, the nurse may uncover data that help to identify communication problems. An example of this information is:
1. Extreme dyspnea or shortness of breath 2. Urinary frequency and pain 3. Chronic stomach pain 4. Lack of appetite