The nurse manager is presenting an educational session on the issue of substance use disorder and nurses. The manager would focus information on which substances?
1. Barbiturates
2. Benzodiazepines
3. Alcohol
4. Hallucinogens
5. Opioids
2,3,5
Rationale 1: Barbiturates are not a substance of choice for this population.
Rationale 2: Benzodiazepines are a substance of choice for this population.
Rationale 3: Alcohol is a substance of choice for this population.
Rationale 4: Hallucinogens are not a substance of choice for this population.
Rationale 5: Opioids are substances of choice for this population.
Global Rationale: Nurses and other health care providers are at increased risk for substance use problems especially with benzodiazepines, opioids, and alcohol. Barbiturates and hallucinogens are not, in general, the substances of choice for this population.
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