Author Question: During an interview with the nurse, the client stops the assessment and asks, What do you mean when ... (Read 55 times)

RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

During an interview with the nurse, the client stops the assessment and asks, What do you mean when you ask me if I've ever had a blackout? The best response for the nurse would be, A blackout is:

1. a period of time after alcohol ingestion that you cannot recall.
2. loss of consciousness related to excessive alcohol intake.
3. a comatose period related to alcohol withdrawal.
4. a made-up explanation that serves to cover up an incident of memory loss.

Question 2

A parent has consulted the school nurse because she is concerned about her 16-year-old son and the possibility of drug abuse. What indication of substance abuse in adolescents should the nurse plan to teach the mother?

1. Introducing new friends to family
2. Improved academic performance
3. Unexplained moodiness
4. Headaches

emily12345 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
While options 2 and 3 can result from alcohol abuse, blackouts occur when alcohol is consumed to the extent that the substance interferes with the acquisition and storage of new memories in the brain. Option 4 is incorrect as blackouts do actually occur.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
New friends (option 1) do not indicate a problem. With substance abuse, impaired academic per-formance may occur, not improved (option 2). Option 4 is incorrect as headaches do not neces-sarily indicate substance abuse. Moodiness (option 3) can be indicative of substance abuse.