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jerry coleman

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A hospice client requests physician assistance to commit suicide. The hospice nurse's assessment of the client's mental status is guided by the knowledge that research data indicates that the client's request is MOST likely an expression of:
 
  a. clinical depression
  b. feeling unworthy of living
  c. retaining control over end-of-life
  d. euphoric desire to cross over

Question 2

Which treatment does the nurse anticipate for a client who is withdrawing from alcohol?
 
  A) Tricyclic antidepressants
  B) A long-acting barbiturate such as phenobarbital (Ancalixir)
  C) Alcohol deterrent therapy such as disulfiram (Antabuse)
  D) Substitution therapy with chlordiazepoxide (Librium)


blazinlyss

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Hospice clients who requested assistance with suicide were most concerned with retaining control over the end of their lives. However, in 2001, the attorney general asserted that the use of controlled substances for assisting suicide was a violation of controlled substances regulations. With the Death with Dignity Act in question, assisted suicides remain illegal.

Answer to Question 2

D


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