The assessment of substance abuse by a patient is an important part of the assessment process every nurse goes through with her patients
What combination of factors would the nurse know predisposes a patient to the possibility of substance use and/or abuse?
A) Family interrelationships
B) Values
C) Personal norms
D) Current political environment
E) Motivation for cure
Ans: B
Feedback: The combination of factors, such as values and beliefs, family and personal norms, spiritual convictions, and conditions of the current social environment, predisposes a person to the possibility of drug use, motivation for treatment, and continual recovery.
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