A nurse frequently cannot be found on the unit when patients call for assistance. When colleagues mention these absences, the nurse becomes defensive and withdraws from the others. What does the nurse's behavior suggest?
1. Substance abuse
2. A long-standing illness
3. Introverted behavior
4. Low self-esteem
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Rationale 1: Signs of drug abuse include frequent disappearance from the work area. The defensive behavior and isolation are also signs of substance abuse.
Rationale 2: There is insufficient information to support long-standing illness as a reason for the nurse's behavior.
Rationale 3: There is insufficient information to support introverted behavior as a reason for the nurse's behavior.
Rationale 4: There is insufficient information to support low self-esteem as a reason for the nurse's behavior.
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