At a neighborhood clinic the nurse is teaching a group of families with members who are substance abusers. What knowledge of psychobiology will the nurse give the families to help them understand stigmas associated with substance abuse?
1. There is a hereditary factor that predisposes one to alcohol dependence as well as complex environmental influences.
2. Relapse is a common feature of substance abuse.
3. Alcoholics Anonymous is an accepted treatment approach.
4. Clients with alcohol dependence cannot be held accountable for their actions.
1. There is a hereditary factor that predisposes one to alcohol dependence as well as complex environmental influences.
Rationale:
Knowing the psychobiology aspects of heritability and predisposition to alcohol dependence, as well as the complex environmental influences, helps diminish stigma. Acknowledging relapse, treatment approaches, and behavioral intentions does not address the psychobiology of the illness.
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a. Ask the patient to continue to describe the feeling. b. Measure the blood pressure and tempera-ture. c. State that the patient's diagnostic testing had normal results. d. Compare recent laboratory results with the prior results.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the concepts of disease and illness?
A) A disease is traditionally diagnosed and treated by a nurse. B) The focus of nurses is the person with an illness. C) A person with an illness cannot be considered healthy. D) Illness is a normal process that affects level of functioning.
What is the best nursing response to the mother of a 4-year-old child who asks what she can do to help the child cope with a sibling's repeated hospitalizations?
a. Recommend that the child be sent to visit the grandmother until the sibling returns home. b. Inform the parent that the child is too young to visit the hospital. c. Assume the child understands that the sibling will soon be discharged because the child asks no questions. d. Help the mother give the child a simple ex-planation of the treatment and encourage the mother to have the child visit the hospitalized sibling.
A woman who is 40 weeks pregnant calls the labor suite to ask whether she should be evaluated. Which statements by the patient indicate she is likely in labor? Note: Credit will be given only for all correct choices and no incorrect choices
Select all that apply. 1. "The contractions are 5–20 minutes apart.". 2. "I had pink discharge on the toilet paper.". 3. "I have had cramping for the past 3–4 hours.". 4. "The contractions are about a minute long and I am unable to talk through them.". 5. "The contractions hurt more when I walk.".