Author Question: A college student is incoherent after taking downers with beer. For which health problem should the ... (Read 105 times)

Brittanyd9008 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A college student is incoherent after taking downers with beer. For which health problem should the nurse observe in this client?

A) Hallucinations
B) Respiratory depression
C) Seizure activity
D) Signs of withdrawal

Question 2

A nursing instructor is teaching a class about the role of dopamine in substance abuse. Which student statement indicates appropriate understanding?

A) The dopamine D(1) and dopamine D(2) receptors are responsible for co-occurring disorders.
B) Dopamine increases opioid transmission, and this reinforces the cycle of substance abuse.
C) Dopamine causes changes in brain neurotransmission that enhance the cycle of substance abuse.
D) The dopamine D(3) receptor is involved in drug-seeking behaviors.

JaynaD87 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Downers are central nervous system depressants. Barbiturates and alcohol are a lethal combination. The client who has ingested both items is at risk for varying degrees of sedation, up to coma and death. Seizure activity, signs of withdrawal, and signs of hallucinations do not pose as great a risk for this client as respiratory depression.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D

Although most studies have focused on the role of dopamine D(1) and dopamine D(2) receptors in sustaining the addictive danger of drugs, recent studies also have shown that the dopamine D(3) receptor is involved in drug-seeking behavior. Ethanol, not dopamine, increases opioid transmission and reinforces the cycle of substance abuse. Dopamine does not cause changes in brain neurotransmission that enhance the cycle of substance abuse. D(1) and D(2) receptors are not responsible for co-occurring disorders.