During the rehabilitation phase of alcoholism treatment, the medication is prescribed to reduce the pleasurable effects of drinking alcohol. The nurse can expect to teach the patient about
a. chlordiazepoxide (Librium).
b. disulfiram (Antabuse).
c. lorazepam (Ativan).
d. naltrexone (Revia).
D
Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist. It compromises the pleasurable effects of alcohol and reduces craving. The distracters are anxiolytic drugs and a drug that makes drinking uncomfortable.
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The family of a client with schizophrenia who has been stable for a year reports to the community
mental health nurse that the client reports feeling tense and having difficulty concentrating. He sleeps only 3 to 4 hours nightly and has begun to talk about "volmers" hiding in the warehouse where he works and undoing his work each night. The nurse can correctly assess this information as an indication of a. medication noncompliance. b. the need for psychoeducation. c. chronic deterioration. d. relapse.
A patient who has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has developed pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) and will receive parenteral pentamidine [Pentam 300]. The nurse caring for this patient will:
a. administer the drug with the patient su-pine and monitor the blood pressure closely. b. inform the patient to report coughing and shortness of breath. c. teach the patient that darkening of the urine may occur with this drug. d. tell the patient to report yellow discolora-tion of the sclerae.
After assessment of a client in an ambulatory clinic, the nurse records the data on the computer. The nurse recognizes which client information as objective data?
A) auscultation of the lungs B) complaint of nausea C) sensation of burning in her epigastric area D) belief that demons are in her stomach