A nurse is caring for a client with congestive heart failure (CHF) who currently smokes cigarettes and has a 50 pack-year smoking history
When providing smoking cessation education to the client, which statements regarding the pathophysiology of nicotine use are appropriate? Select all that apply.
A) "In low doses, nicotine stimulates nicotinic receptors in the brain to release dopamine."
B) "In high doses, nicotine stimulates the parasympathetic system to release epinephrine, causing vasoconstriction."
C) "Initially, nicotine increases mental alertness and cognitive ability."
D) "Nicotine is a nonpsychoactive substance found in tobacco."
E) "Gradual reduction of nicotine appears to be the best method of cessation."
Answer: A, C
In low doses, nicotine stimulates nicotinic receptors in the brain to release dopamine and epinephrine, causing vasoconstriction. Initially, nicotine increases mental alertness and cognitive ability, but eventually it depresses those responses. Nicotine is a psychoactive substance found in tobacco.
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