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A client's family physician has prescribed benzodiazepines in response to her repeated complaints of anxiety. The nurse should recognize a need to prioritize which of the following subjects in health education?
 
  A) Avoiding cheeses and smoked meats
  B) Interactions with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
  C) Avoiding spending too much time in the sun
  D) Potentiation of alcohol effects

Question 2

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a 30-year-old single woman with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder. The client cannot drive by the park where she was assaulted.
 
  The nurse suggests that the client visualize successfully driving by the park.
  A) Cognitive reframing
  B) Positive coping statements
  C) Covert rehearsal
  D) Cognitive restructuring



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
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Benzodiazepines have long been the drugs of choice for treatment of anxiety disorders. They can induce a physical dependence and can induce severe withdrawal symptoms and intense rebound anxiety when discontinued abruptly. They potentiate the effects of alcohol and other sedative hypnotics, are commonly abused, and have several significant side effects. The most common adverse effects are sedation, ataxia, loss of coordination, slurred speech, memory impairment, paradoxical agitation, and dizziness. They also cause psychomotor impairment.

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Ans: C
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In covert rehearsal, the client is helped to imagine himself or herself successfully confronting an anxiety-provoking situation.




lak

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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