Which statement regarding substance abuse is true?
A. Substance abuse should not be considered a public health problem because it only affects individuals rather than society as a whole.
B. Even when a person is not "addicted" to a substance, abuse can cause physical, psychological, and social problems.
C. Substance abuse is rarely seen among middle-class clients.
D. Cocaine is the most commonly abused substance.
B
Abuse of substances, not just addiction, leads to decreased productivity, acute and chronic health problems (some of which are irreversible), strained interpersonal relationships, and economic hardship.
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MC Which of the following is true regarding fever and hyperthermia?
A. Fever is a regulated response. B. Hyperthermia is a regulated response. C. Fever is an unregulated response. D. Antipyretics are indicated for both.
In providing postmortem care to a client who will not be having an autopsy, the nurse should:
a. leave dressings and tubes undisturbed b. place dentures in the client's mouth if they were normally worn c. place the body in alignment with the head elevated d. place the client's personal belongings in a bag to be transported with the body to the funeral home
The nurse caring for a 70-year-old patient with gastroenteritis following a camping trip to Mexico would anticipate which signs and symptoms? (Select all that apply.)
a. Positive stool culture for Giardia or Shi-gella b. Abdominal cramping c. Fat in the stool d. Mucus in stool e. Blood in stool
Which of the following best explains why the home health nurse would essentially repeat the same information given to the client by the nurse in the hospital?
a. Clients find it difficult to learn in the midst of the stress of the acute care setting and often don't remember what the hospital nurse taught. b. Hearing something from a different person, using different words and examples, can help ensure that learning is retained. c. Home health nurses often don't know what hospital-based nurses have already taught. d. Learning depends on receiving information more than once.