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wrbasek0

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When the nurse is collecting a nursing history, an adolescent states that she has tried speed. For what does the nurse recognize this as the street name?
 
  a. Barbiturates
  b. Cocaine
  c. Methamphetamine
  d. Marijuana

Question 2

An adolescent is brought to the emergency department after an automobile accident. When the nurse approaches the adolescent, he becomes combative. The nurse notes his speech is slurred and his gait is ataxic.
 
  What does the nurse suspect the adolescent has used?
  a.
  Alcohol
  b.
  Cocaine
  c.
  Amphetamines
  d.
  PCP


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ririgirl15

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Speed is the street name for methamphetamine.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Behavioral signs of alcohol ingestion include slurred speech, short attention span, drowsiness, combativeness, and violence.


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