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kellyjaisingh · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A client undergoing alcohol rehabilitation decides he will take disulfiram to help him avoid
impulsively responding to drinking cues.

Discharge teaching for the client should include the need to
(more than one answer may be correct)
A. read labels of all liquid medications.
B. avoid aged cheeses.
C. avoid alcohol-based skin products.
D. wear sunscreen and avoid bright sunlight.
E. maintain and adequate dietary intake of sodium.
F. refrain from eating foods prepared with alcohol.
G. avoid breathing fumes of paints, stains, and stripping compounds.

Question 2

The psychiatric home care nurse visits a client who tells the nurse that he experiences palpitations,
difficulty breathing, and a sense of overwhelming dread whenever he leaves his home. This problem
began after he was robbed on his way to work.

He has been unable to go to his office for more than a
month. The nurse recognizes this problem as
a. mysophobia.
b. claustrophobia.
c. acrophobia.
d. agoraphobia.

jojobee318 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, C, F, G
Rationale: The client must avoid hidden sources of alcohol. Many liquid medications, such as cough
syrups, contain small amounts of alcohol that could trigger an alcohol-disulfiram reaction. Using
alcohol-based skin products such as aftershave or cologne; smelling alcohol-laden fumes; and eating
foods prepared with wine, brandy, beer, or spirits of any sort may also trigger reactions. The other
options do not relate to hidden sources of alcohol.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Agoraphobia refers to the client's fear of open spaces. Option A: Mysophobia refers to fear of dirt or
germs. Option B: Claustrophobia refers to fear of closed spaces. Option C: Acrophobia refers to fear
of heights.