During an assessment, the nurse asks a female patient, "How many alcoholic drinks do you have a week?" Which answer by the patient would indicate at-risk drinking?
a. "I may have one or two drinks a week."
b. "I usually have three or four drinks a week."
c. "I'll have a glass or two of wine every now and then."
d. "I have seven or eight drinks a week, but I never get drunk."
ANS: D
For women, having seven or more drinks a week or three or more drinks per occasion is considered at-risk drinking, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
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