After an assessment of a new client, a nursing student expresses a belief that drug addiction is not a real illness, as these clients did it to themselves. Which response by the staff nurse is appropriate?
A) Sometimes a client doesn't show much effort.
B) We are legally obligated to provide care.
C) It is important to remain nonjudgmental when caring for any client, even a drug addict.
D) You are right. I don't know why we bother.
Question 2
A client who is attending a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) program asks the nurse what the most important initial goal of attending the meetings is.
When responding to the client, which will the nurse take into account?
A) To admit to having a problem
B) To learn problem-solving skills
C) To take a moral inventory of self
D) To make amends to people they have hurt
Health Assessment
Communication during assessment
Nursing diagnostic process
Documented Herb–Drug Interactions
Rating of Drug Interactions
Clinically Significant Drug-Disease Interactions in Dentistry