A 16-year-old male has been referred to the community mental health center following legal charges of driving under the influence. Which screening tests would be appropriate to use on this patient?
a. Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)
b. Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale (AAIS)
c. Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD)
d. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI 2)
ANS: B
The adolescent patient has legal problems associated with alcohol use. The AAIS screening instrument would be appropriate to use. DAST is a comprehensive screening and assessment instrument. ADAD is an adolescent drug abuse diagnosis instrument. MMPI is a personality inventory.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is determining the topics to include in an educational program to meet the 2020 National Health Goals for sexuality and reproductive health. What should the nurse include when planning this program? (Select all that apply.)
A) Outline safer sex practices. B) Discuss the disadvantages of annual mammography. C) Review skills to use to negate unwanted sexual advances. D) Stress the importance of abstinence when teaching adolescent patients. E) Explain the advantages of obtaining the human papillomavirus vaccination.
Identify the action by the nurse caring for a client who has just returned from extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy that best promotes the client's physiological adaptation
a. Increase fluid intake to 2 to 3 liters per day. b. Evaluate his vital signs every 2 hours. c. Use an antimicrobial ointment and sterile dressing on the incision site. d. Report any blood in the urine to the phy-sician immediately.
A nurse is leading a team responsible for evaluating the health of a community using the Community Health Promotion Model. Based on this model, which step would you expect the nurse to complete?
a. Ensuring high technological access before the plan can be implemented b. Soliciting the consent of every member of the community c. Assessing the community d. Restructuring the public health policy in the community
What are the clinical manifestations of advanced non-African Burkitt lymphoma?
a. Abdominal swelling b. Night sweats c. Fever d. Weight gain e. Dementia