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True or False? Alcohol has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a Group 1 carcinogen, causally linked to cancers of the esophagus, liver, colon, rectum, and breast. .

True or False? Family members of those with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have more health problems and more costly medical care than family members of those without AUD.

Choose the best answer: Even though bodies change over time and individuals can develop new illnesses or physical and behavioral characteristics, our _______ remains stable and unchanged.

True or False? If you are unable to find credible evidence to guide your practice, you should not take action. It would be unethical for a nurse to intervene in a way that has not yet been widely tested and proven to work.

Choose the best answer: Rural residents are more likely than urban residents to_____:

Choose the best answer: The Emergency Nurses Association and the International Nursing Society on Addiction issued a joint recommendation for responding to nurses with substance use disorders (SUDs). The four actions they called for include:____

Choose all that apply: Communities and neighborhoods in which disproportionate numbers of residents have been incarcerated are at greater risk for elevated rates of _______ (choose all that apply)    

Choose the best answer: Adolescents may be at increased risk for developing an alcohol use disorder because the part of the brain that is involved in attention regulation, problem-solving, and impulse control is still developing.  Which part of the brain is this?

Choose the best answer: A patient shares that her mother had bipolar disorder and was hospitalized four times during her childhood. The patient was initially placed with her maternal grandparents when her mom was hospitalized, but that ended abruptly when her uncle, still living at home with his parents, “molested” her. She has no solid memory of this event and thinks it may have been an isolated incidence.  After that, she was always placed with her paternal grandmother, whom she describes as being very strict and religious.  The patient confides that she hated staying with this woman, but understands why she couldn’t have been placed with her other grandparents. She denies being harmed or neglected while under her paternal grandmother’s care, and concludes that she was just lonely and a little afraid in that “creepy old house with the nuns always on TV”.  From this narrative, what is your patient’s ACE score?   

Choose the best answerIn rural areas, which of the following racial/ ethnic groups is most affected by high suicide rates?