ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 36 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 60-year-old man was admitted for cholecystitis that resulted in a cholecystectomy. On his third day of hospitalization, he begins to sweat profusely, tremble, and has a blood pressure of 160/100. Based on these findings, what focused assessment should the nurse complete?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Diaphoresis, tremors, and hypertension are all symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol consumption. The nurse, concerned about the patient's medical condition, may not consider substance abuse until withdrawal symptoms appear.
Question 2 of 5
What age of onset of alcohol consumption is most predictive of alcohol addiction?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Forty-four percent of those who start drinking at the age of 14 or younger will develop alcoholism.
Question 3 of 5
Alcohol is involved in motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and homicides. Approximately how many deaths each year are related to alcohol consumption?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: About 88,000 deaths each year are related to alcohol consumption.
Question 4 of 5
What stage of dependence is described by a patient when he tells the nurse that he has tried to stop his drug habit, but he does not feel 'normal' without it?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In the middle stage, the user shows signs of withdrawal with abstinence and must use the drug to feel normal.
Question 5 of 5
What must a patient in the late stages of dependence do in order to recover?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Very few people in the late stage of dependence will recover without treatment. The other options may aid in the recovery, but it is the treatment that is essential for recovery.