The nurse assesses an alcoholic patient carefully for signs of withdrawal. How soon after cessation of alcohol intake do withdrawal symptoms usually appear?

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?

The older adult patient complains to the nurse about nocturia. This problem is most likely related to:

When the nurse discusses prevention of cardiac disease, falls, and depression with a group of older adults, the benefits of what are important to stress?

The patient with herpes zoster virus is asking the nurse about this condition. Which knowledge does the nurse use to base patient teaching on?

To help prevent falls related to muscle weakness, what type of exercises should be selected for the aging patient?

A nurse can assess cyanosis in a dark-skinned patient by assessing the color of which body part?

The nurse reminds the 80-year-old patient that her respiratory system has decreased resistance to respiratory infections. For what is this patient at increased risk?

The mother of a young woman being treated for amphetamine overdose asks the nurse when the manifestations will subside. What would be the most correct answer by the nurse?

Which patient statement indicates that more teaching is needed regarding antibiotic therapy for the treatment of cellulitis?

What age of onset of alcohol consumption is most predictive of alcohol addiction?