HESI (NCLEX-PN) Exam - Behaviors-Addiction

Behaviors-Addiction

•             An alcoholic mother gave birth to a baby who had alcohol dependency. Which nursing intervention would be helpful in managing alcohol dependency in the baby?

•             While educating a group of nursing students about the various effects of commonly abused substances, a nurse explains delirium tremens (DTs). Which statement made by a student nurse indicates effective understanding?

•             A nurse is caring for a client with the diagnosis of alcohol withdrawal delirium.

Which action is most appropriate for the nurse to implement?

•             A client with a history of substance abuse is brought to the emergency department.

The client is having seizures, is hypertensive, and has hyperthermia. What drug should the nurse consider that the client may have been abusing?

•             When working with a client who is in an alcohol detoxification program, what is the most important for the nurse to do?

•             A nurse tells the family member of an alcoholic client, "This condition occurs in individuals who have developed physiologic dependence on alcohol and then quit drinking abruptly." To which condition is the nurse referring?

•             A client with a known history of opioid addiction is treated for multiple stab wounds to the abdomen. After surgical repair the nurse notes that the client's pain is not relieved by the prescribed morphine injections. The nurse realizes that the failure to achieve pain relief indicates that the client is probably experiencing what phenomenon?

•             Which often-abused medication is not hallucinogenic?

•             A client who has a history of osteoporosis and vertebral compression has been coming to the clinic more frequently for prescription refills of hydrocodone/acetaminophen. What inference will the nurse make?

•             A client with a long history of alcohol dependence spends 28 days in an alcohol- rehabilitation unit. What type of referral does the nurse anticipate will be included in the discharge plan?

•             A man has completed an alcohol detoxification program and is setting goals for rehabilitation. When setting goals it is important for this client to understand the need to do what?

•             After a cocaine binge an individual is found unconscious and is admitted to the hospital with acute cocaine toxicity. What should the initial nursing action be directed toward?

•             What is a primary consideration for the nurse caring for a client with a history of substance abuse?

•             A client who is a polysubstance abuser is mandated to seek drug and alcohol counseling. What is an appropriate initial outcome criterion for this client?

•             A nurse is interviewing a client newly admitted to an outpatient program after withdrawal from alcohol. What behavior best indicates that the client has accepted that drinking is a problem?