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A client is brought to the emergency department by a friend.  The client is agitated and screaming, “I can’t stop seeing things.  Help me, I’m going crazy.” The friend reports the client taking lysergic acid diethylamide earlier in the day.  It is most important for the nurse to take which action? 

The nurse prepares the client for surgery to remove a malignant tumor from the large intestines.  The client appears calm and relaxed and remarks to the nurse, “My health is fine.  I really don’t think this tumor is cancer.” The nurse identifies that this statement is an example of which term? 

The ICU nurse just accepted report from the ER.  The patient coming to ICU is a 55 year old male with chronic alcoholism.  Family sent him to the ER after finding him in his home with progressive cognitive deterioration, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (abnormal eye movements).  The ICU nurse knows the patient the patient is probably suffering from:

The nurse provides care for a client diagnosed with alcoholism.  Which statement by the client indicates to the nurse that the client has an accurate understanding of the problem?

The nurse provides care for a client scheduled for surgery.  The client reports drinking socially, but had a beer to relax the previous evening.  During the preadmission interview, the client states, “I usually don’t sleep well and wake up at 4 am in the morning.  Right now, I am anxious and shaking inside.”  The client’s vital signs are temperature 100.0 F, pulse 120, respirations 24/min, and BP 130/90.  Which conclusion does the nurse make?

A client presents to the ER intoxicated.  The patient’s blood alcohol level (BAL) is 400 mg/dL.  The nurse would anticipate which following signs and symptoms for this patient?

The patient in an outpatient rehab suffers from chronic alcoholism.  The patient has been in the rehab center for 4 days.  The patient begins having paranoia, disorientation, delusions, elevated vital signs, diarrhea, and diaphoresis.  The nurse identifies this as:

A 25 year old female presents to ER with significant other with respiratory depression, constricted pupils, and unresponsive.  Pt only responds to painful stimuli.  The significant other states that she is a known heroin addict.  The nurse anticipates which drug to be given?

The nurse plans care for a client with substance abuse disorder.  It is most important for the nurse to select with approach?

Which primer combination would you use to amplify the intact XPAC gene?