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littleanan

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What term should the nurse use to document the ability of body tissues to endure and adapt to continued or increased use of a substance, so that the drug user requires larger doses of the drug to produce the desired effect?
 
  A) Withdrawal symptoms
  B) Dependence
  C) Tolerance
  D) Substance abuse

Question 2

The nurse is collecting data from the caregiver of an 8-year-old child who recently started soiling his underwear each day rather than using the toilet to defecate. How should the nurse document this child's behavior?
 
  A) Echolalia
  B) Encopresis
  C) Encephalopathy
  D) Enuresis



yahahah24021

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Answer to Question 1

C) Tolerance

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B



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