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A nurse is screening a patient being admitted to the hospital. The patient reports being fired for drinking at work.
 
  On further questioning, the patient reveals a history of daily alcohol consump-tion of more than a six-pack of beer each day, regular morning drinking, and several unsuccessful attempts to stop drinking. The nurse detects alcohol on the patient's breath. The nurse will inform the provider of these findings and request an order for which medication? a. Chlordiazepoxide Librium
  b. Clonidine
  c. Disulfiram Antabuse
  d. Naltrexone ReVia

Question 2

A nurse administers atropine to a patient before induction of anesthesia for a surgical procedure. When evaluating the effects of this medication, the nurse will:
 
  a. assess for excessive bronchial secretions.
  b. expect a reduction in the patient's anxiety.
  c. monitor the patient's heart rate.
  d. observe for muscle paralysis.



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Answer to Question 1

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This patient shows signs of alcohol use disorder, according to the AUDIT Screening Instrument, and has a score of at least 21 points from the information included in this history. A score of 8 or higher for men up to age 60 and a score of 4 or higher for others are positive screening results. The patient recently has consumed alcohol, as evidenced by the detectable smell, although the amount consumed and the time since the last drink cannot be determined. Because this patient is an active alcoholic, the risk of withdrawal symptoms is high; therefore, the patient needs medi-cation to facilitate withdrawal. Benzodiazepines are the safest, most effective medications for this purpose, and those with longer half-lives, including chlordiazepoxide, are preferred. Cloni-dine is useful as an adjunct to help reduce autonomic symptoms associated with withdrawal. Disulfiram is used to maintain abstinence; its use along with alcohol can produce dangerous symptoms. Naltrexone is used to maintain abstinence by reducing cravings; it does not facilitate withdrawal.

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Anticholinergic drugs, such as atropine Sal-Tropine, may be given to reduce the risk of brady-cardia during surgery. Atropine can alter bronchial secretions, but the effect would be to reduce them, not increase them. It is not used to reduce anxiety. It does not cause muscle paralysis.




ec501234

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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