The client has been suffering from extreme anxiety for the past 3 ...

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The client has been suffering from extreme anxiety for the past 3 months. Her physician has decided that an antianxiety drug may help and prescribes a medication from the drug class known as
 
  1. hydantoins.
  2. barbiturates.
  3. antipsychotics.
  4. benzodiazepines.

Question 2

A 37-year-old client who has been divorced for several years recently lost joint custody of a 10-year-old daughter because of drug and alcohol use, along with nonpayment of child support.
 
  The client is referred to the clinic as the result of a court order. When arriving at the clinic, the client has been on a drinking binge for 2 days. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client? a. Health-seeking behaviors
  b. Family processes, readiness for enhanced
  c. Coping, ineffective
  d. Hopelessness

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Answer to Question 1

4
Benzodiazepines are specific for anxiety.

Answer to Question 2

C
This client is using drugs and alcohol as coping mechanisms. It is unlikely that the client is choosing these actions as a health-seeking mechanism. The client is not ready to work on family processes, and there is not enough evidence to suggest hopelessness.

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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