An adult drinks wine at parties several times a year. During adolescence, this person experimented with marijuana on several occasions. After surgery last year, this individual took opioids for a week to manage the pain
How would this pattern be classified?
1. Substance abuse
2. Substance dependence
3. Polysubstance abuse
4. Classification would depend on cultural influences.
Correct Answer: 4
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The World Future Society made 10 future forecasts. Which forecast will affect nursing? (Select all that apply.)
1. We will revive recently extinct species. 2. By 2020 populations will shrink, and wealth will shrink with them. 3. Doctors will see brain diseases many years before they arise. 4. Buying and owning things will go out of style. 5. The future of science is in the hands of crowd-sourcing amateurs.
When asked about teleology, a nurse educator may provide an example of teleology such as: a. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.". b. "Murder is always wrong.". c. "The achievement of a good outcome justifies using less than desirable means to attainit."
d. "A person's character must be developed so that he will be predisposed to behave virtuously.".
A woman has been unable to complete a full-term pregnancy because the fertilized ovum failed to implant in the uterus. This is most likely due to a lack of which hormone?
1. Estrogen 2. Progesterone 3. FSH 4. LH