When caring for the addicted patient, the nurse is responsible for providing safety during this acute phase of recovery. The patient may demonstrate tremors, nervousness, and restlessness, and may receive drugs to assist. This acute phase is called:

A sedative-hypnotic drug that is not approved in the United States and is often involved in date-rape cases is:

The repetition of some socially unacceptable behavior, after that behavior had previously stopped (such as when a person successfully completes rehab and returns to substance abuse repeatedly) is called:

In which situation, can privileged communication be revealed?

The disease of dependence has three stages. In which stage does the user demonstrate signs of withdrawal when the drug is stopped, and experience severe physical problems and disabling psychological difficulties?

Some of the rights a patient can expect from the therapeutic community regarding his/her care are all of the following except:

Your patient admits to using an illegal substance daily, thinking about it when not actually using it, and spending a lot of time figuring out where to get it. This patient could have:

Personality traits, including low stress tolerance, dependency, negative self-image, and depression have been identified in persons who exhibit a pattern of compulsive and habitual substance abuse termed:

Driving and drinking accounts for large numbers of motor vehicle accidents. In an effort to prevent this, most states have limit laws governing the level of alcohol which is allowed in the blood stream of a driver. In most states this level is:

A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of alcohol use disorder and has been hospitalized for alcohol intoxication. The nurse enters the room and finds the client shouting "Get those bugs off of me." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

When the patient is suffering from an acute overdose of a narcotic, severe respiratory depression occurs. The drug given to reverse this symptom