A client who uses substances regularly tells the nurse that there is no abuse of the substance by the client. The nurse should ask the client whether:
1. the client uses the substance more than twice a week.
2. the client sleeps well at night.
3. the client is able to function at work.
4. the client has trouble obtaining the substance.
Answer: 3
1. The number of times the client uses the substance is not a definition of substance abuse.
2. Sleeping at night is not diagnostic of substance abuse.
3. The client who is unable to fulfill role obligations due to ingestion of a substance is abusing the substance.
4. Whether the client can get the substance is irrelevant.
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