Answer to Question 1
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: One hallmark symptom of marijuana use is red or bloodshot eyes, caused by dilation of blood vessels. Visine constricts the blood vessels of the eyes, reducing the redness. It is important for the parent to discuss this with the adolescent. Having the adolescent's eyes checked may indicate that the mother is in denial, and that the nurse needs to be more alert to the signs and symptoms of drug abuse. Depression in this patient is possible, but depressed patients do not always have red eyes, and do not commonly use Visine eye drops. Red or bloodshot eyes are not commonly seen with cocaine abuse, but are always seen with marijuana use.
Answer to Question 2
Correct Answer: 1,4,5
Rationale: Signs of opioid withdrawal include diaphoresis, restlessness, dilated pupils, hypertension, and abdominal cramps and pain. The pupils will be dilated during opioid withdrawal, but will appear as pinpoints when the patient is using opioids. The blood pressure will be elevated during opioid withdrawal, but will be decreased when the patient is using opioids.
Client on IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
Patient wearing an abularm
ROM exercises on a patient’s wrist: flexion.
Koplik spots in the mouth of a patient with measles.
Doty's data show a very rapid drop in late adulthood in the ability to identify smells
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