A school nurse is preparing a presentation for school faculty and staff on substance use disorders (SUDs) and addiction. How will the nurse explain behavior observed in the addictive process?
1. History of a neurodevelopmental disorder
2. History of a cognitive disorder
3. Changes in neurochemistry
4. Changes in emotional state
3. Changes in neurochemistry
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The nurse is teaching a 69 year old female with congestive heart failure about self-management of her disease. Which of the following would be considered appropriate to teach this patient?
a. maintain healthy weight, limit sodium intake, exercise regularly, take meds as ordered b. lose 20 pounds, weigh daily at home, report weight gain of more than 1 pound to the physician c. see the doctor weekly, take meds as ordered, limit sodium intake d. keep blood pressure at 160/90, eat a diet low in fats, exercise twice per week
A medical technician working in a physician's office routinely refers to herself as a nurse. Which type of licensure protects that title as well as the professional actions associated with nursing?
1. Mandatory 2. Institutional 3. Transitional 4. Permissive
A client tells the nurse that she went to a party and had several drinks. When she woke up the next morning, she could not remember driving home. What does the nurse suspect?
A) The client had a blackout. B) The client was using other drugs in addition to alcohol. C) The client has an underlying neurologic problem. D) The client has alcoholic amnestic disorder.
Which of the following would be a priority for a Catholic family with a stillborn child?
A) Last rites B) Baptism C) Prayer with rosary beads D) Prayer from Old Testament