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A nurse is reviewing the stat laboratory data of a client in the emergency department. At what blood alcohol level should a nurse expect symptoms of impairment (delayed reflexes, impaired judgment, unable to make safe decisions, still alert and aware) to occur (for the average person)?

Which client should the nurse assess FIRST?

Differentiate post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder by placing the following items in the correct category.

Why are clients given thiamine (Vitamin B1) while going through alcohol detoxification (detox)?

If a person is exhibiting signs of an overdose of an opioid (decreased or absent respirations), what medication will be administered?

Which CLASS of medication to treat anxiety is potentially addictive?

In the video, John the Manic Mechanic exhibited the altered thought process of flight of ideas.

A nursing instructor is teaching nursing students about cirrhosis of the liver. Which statements by nursing students about alcoholic hepatitis with resulting  encephalopathy indicate successful teaching? (Select 2 that apply.)

A client with bipolar disorder who takes Lithium calls the nurse at the clinic to say, “I’ve had severe diarrhea for 4 days.  I feel very weak and unsteady when I walk.  My usual hand tremor has gotten worse.  What should I do?”    The nurse should advise which of the following?  

The client is prescribed diphenhydramine (Benadryl), an antihistamine, to reduce extrapyrimadal symptoms (EPS).  Diphenhydramine 50 mg by mouth (po) three times daily (tid) prn (as needed) is ordered.  The medication comes in 25 mg capsules.  How many capsules would the client take daily, if they took all doses available? ____ capsules (no label required)