The nurse uses the CAGE challenge to alcoholics who persist in denial. The "G" in the set of questions from CAGE stands for:
a. "Do you feel like you must get alcohol?"
b. "Do you go out to drink?"
c. "Is memory of drinking episodes gone?"
d. "Do you feel guilty about your drinking?"
D
A commonly used screening tool for alcohol abuse is the CAGE assessment. Two or more "yes" answers has a 90% correlation with an alcohol abuse problem. The "G" stands as a reminder for the question, "Do you feel guilty about your drinking?"
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