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danielfitts88 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

After an assessment of a new client, a nursing student expresses a belief that drug addiction is not a real illness, as these clients did it to themselves. Which response by the staff nurse is appropriate?

A) Sometimes a client doesn't show much effort.
B) We are legally obligated to provide care.
C) It is important to remain nonjudgmental when caring for any client, even a drug addict.
D) You are right. I don't know why we bother.

Question 2

A client who is attending a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) program asks the nurse what the most important initial goal of attending the meetings is.

When responding to the client, which will the nurse take into account?
A) To admit to having a problem
B) To learn problem-solving skills
C) To take a moral inventory of self
D) To make amends to people they have hurt

samiel-sayed · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Nurses must provide a nonjudgmental attitude with their clients in order to promote trust and respect. Even if a client is not currently making much effort toward management of addiction disorders, the development of a trusting relationship with the nurse helps to set the stage for movement toward recovery in the future. Although it is true that nurses are legally obligated to provide care, this response is not client-focused and is therefore inappropriate.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A

The initial outcome for clients in substance abuse programs is to admit they have a problem with drugs or alcohol. Clients will be unable to participate fully in a recovery program until they can admit that they have a substance abuse problem, admit the extent of that problem, and acknowledge how abuse has impacted their lives. Learning problem-solving skills is a later outcome for a substance abuse program. Taking a moral inventory and making amends are the fourth and eighth steps of Narcotics Anonymous and would not be initial outcomes.