Author Question: A school nurse stops a student in the hall and asks whether the student has been having trouble with ... (Read 114 times)

rachel9 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A school nurse stops a student in the hall and asks whether the student has been having trouble with her eyes, which look rather red and dry. The female student yawns and says that she hasn't noticed any eye problems.

However, she does confess to the school nurse that she has gained 15 pounds since she began smoking special cigarettes. Which of the following is the student most likely smoking?
a. Tobacco
b. Crack cocaine
c. Ice methamphetamine
d. Marijuana

Question 2

A school health nurse is asked by a parent group to explain risk factors for alcoholism. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

a. Alcoholism is determined primarily by the family environment.
b. Alcoholism is determined partly by genetic factors.
c. Persons who are alcoholics are usually women.
d. Persons born with fetal alcohol syndrome are alcoholics from birth.