MC The nurse is interviewing the spouse of a client who is being treated for substance abuse. The nurse suspects co-dependence exists between the client and the spouse. Characteristics of co-dependence include
A. The ability to freely express feelings.
B. Evidence of high self-esteem.
C. The ability to stand up for one's own desires.
D. Control of others.
Question 2
The nurse suspects that the client has psychoactive substance dependence. Which of the following assessments made the nurse most suspicious?
A. Decreased substance use to decrease withdrawal symptoms
B. Lack of the characteristic withdrawal symptoms
C. Decreased tolerance to the substance
D. Increased time spent recovering from the effects
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
Dopamine Transporters, Methamphetamine Abuse, and Parkinson’s Disease
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the toe