An appropriate goal for a client newly admitted to the unit for alcohol withdrawal is what?
A) Verbalize feeling safe and comfortable.
B) Demonstrate knowledge of the deleterious effects of alcohol.
C) Attend two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings each week.
D) Make amends to people in his or her life that he or she has harmed.
Ans: A
The client should verbalize feeling safe and comfortable. The other answer choices are goals for longer-term treatment—i.e., after the detoxification process has been successfully completed.
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