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pepyto · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A client asks the nurse for information about a new medication he has heard about called buprenorphine. The nurse correctly instructs the client that buprenorphine is used:

a. only in an acute-care inpatient setting during acute detoxification from alcohol overdose
b. as a narcotic antagonist to counter respiratory depression from narcotic overdose
c. only in a clinic approved for the treatment of opioid addiction
d. both for detoxification and withdrawal and for outpatient ongoing maintenance therapy

Question 2

Which is characteristic of personality disorders?

a. resolve in midlife
b. lead to distress
c. flexible pattern
d. onset in late adulthood

BAOCHAU2803 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Buprenorphine is used both for detoxification and withdrawal and has been approved for outpatient management of addictions. It is classified as a Schedule III narcotic and as such, can be prescribed by physicians in ordinary practice. There is insufficient evidence, at this time, to determine whether buprenorphine has any advantages over methadone.

Answer to Question 2

B
Personality disorders generally lead to distress. They are pervasive and inflexible, have their onset in adolescence or early adulthood, and are stable over time. Personality disorders do not resolve in midlife.