A client tells the nurse he or she would like to stop taking methamphetamines but cannot stop. Which should the nurse recognize the client is experiencing?
A. Psychological dependence
B. Substance dependence
C. Physical dependence
D. Withdrawal syndrome
Answer: B
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1. Scoliosis 2. Lordosis 3. Kyphosis 4. Sway back
The major goal of the NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders) program in-cludes which of the following?
a. Improve outcomes for hospitalized older adults b. Increase the number of older adults cared for in hospitals c. Increase the number of iatrogenic compli-cations that occur in hospitalized older adults d. Decrease 30-day readmission rates for hospitalized older adults
Elevated blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs is a condition known as PAH or _____________________ __________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The optimal maximum time frame for HRT or estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is:
1. 2 years 2. 5 years 3. 10 years 4. 15 years