ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 36 : Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality Cooper: Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 9th Edition Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which drug is often used in date rape?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rohypnol has been abused as a date-rape drug and has not been approved for use in the United States.
Question 2 of 5
A patient seems bewildered when he confides in the nurse that all of his friends and leisure time have been centered on a drug culture. Which would be the best response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Encouraging the patient to imagine new activities is a start toward seeking them. Giving advice is not therapeutic.
Question 3 of 5
When a patient is admitted with an overdose of an opioid narcotic, the nurse should anticipate an order for which drug to reverse the effects of the narcotic?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Opioid overdose treatment involves administering Narcan as prescribed to reverse the effects of the narcotic.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse concludes that a significant goal of the care plan for an alcoholic patient has been met when the patient makes which statement?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A major goal for the successful treatment of alcoholics is to have them express responsibility for their behavior.
Question 5 of 5
While creating a methadone protocol for a patient rehabilitating from heroin addiction, the nurse explains that the patient will take methadone for what length of time?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Methadone is given daily until the patient is stabilized. The methadone is reduced gradually until the patient does not need to take any.