A client who is suicidal and is withdrawing from controlled ...

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A client who is suicidal and is withdrawing from controlled substances continues to be agitated and disruptive. When a neuroleptic medication is ordered for agitation, you question its use because you know:
 
  a. the client is a drug abuser and may be reacting this way to get a dose of drugs
  b. all neuroleptics require metabolism through the liver, and drug abusers can't have neuroleptics
  c. chemical restraint is regarded as unethical
  d. the client has a right to die, if he or she so chooses

Question 2

The nurse planning interventions for a client with pain disorder would MOST likely plan interventions that are directed toward:
 
  a. curing the client of all pain to ensure a pain-free life
  b. helping the client control the pain while having a life
  c. teaching the client that pain may control his or her life but not his or her mind
  d. teaching the client how to tolerate pain better

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Answer to Question 1

C
Because the client is withdrawing from controlled substances, the use of chemical restraint would be regarded as unethical. The use of chemical restraints could violate the treatment principle of the least restrictive alternative, as well as compromise the client's health as a result of a drug reaction. Other less restrictive options for behavioral control should be explored.

Answer to Question 2

B
The most likely intervention would be helping the client control the pain while having a normal life, because oftentimes chronic pain cannot be completely eliminated medically. In such cases, the pain must be controlled or diminished as best as is possible, while the client develops skills to continue living in spite of the pain.