A client who has been on the unit for 2 weeks relates a 15-year history of polysubstance abuse with several detoxifications followed by relapses.
The client mentions that when he is released from the hospital, he tries to get on with my life and put this other stuff in the past. The nurse identifies an appropriate outcome as being that client will:
1. View recovery is a lifelong process occurring a day at a time
2. Identify reasons for past episodes of noncompliance
3. Discuss childhood factors that impact on his drug use
4. Recognize his need for methadone maintenance
Question 2
A client is seen who has a 10-year history of dependence on alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine. The client is separated from his wife and tells the nurse, I can't get my life together.
I don't eat regular meals, the apartment is a mess, and I forget to pay bills. I'm not managing. The priority nursing diagnosis for this client is:
1. Ineffective denial
2. Risk for loneliness
3. Ineffective coping
4. Powerlessness
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
The basic unit of life - cell
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