This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A heroin addict comes to the hospital with an acute overdose and almost dies. The patient's family ... (Read 89 times)

ARLKQ

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 571
on: Jul 23, 2018
A heroin addict comes to the hospital with an acute overdose and almost dies. The patient's family tells the nurse, She can't live this way any more.
 
  The family asks, Is there something she can take to get her life back to normal without experiencing serious withdrawal? The nurse should anticipate that the prescriber will order which of the following drugs that will address the patient's needs as well as the family's concern?
  a. Diazepam (Valium)
  b. Methadone
  c. Naloxone (Narcan)
  d. Midazolam (Versed)

Question 2

A 35-year-old is admitted to the emergency department with a blood alcohol level of 0.25. The nurse would anticipate the patient to exhibit which of the following clinical manifestations?
 
  a. Respiratory depression
  b. Double vision
  c. Stupor
  d. Altered perception


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

katkat_flores

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 328
Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Heroin is an opioid, and withdrawal effects are treated with methadone tapering.
Diazepam is not used to treat withdrawal from opioid drugs.
Naloxone is used to treat opioid overdose, not opioid withdrawal.
Midazolam is not used to treat opioid withdrawal.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Altered perception would be expected with a 0.25 blood alcohol level.
Respiratory depression occurs most frequently with an alcohol level of 0.45.
Double vision occurs in patients with an alcohol level of 0.30.
Stupor occurs when a patient's alcohol level is 0.40.


ARLKQ

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 571
Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
TY


katkat_flores

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 328
Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
You're welcome


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.

Did you know?

In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.

Did you know?

Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.

Did you know?

Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.

Did you know?

If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.

Patient receiving ultrasound treatment to the left elbow. Patient receiving ultrasound treatment to the left elbow.
Diversity within the family structure. Diversity within the family structure.
An ultrasound being performed on a patient. An ultrasound being performed on a patient.
A physical therapist helping the patient on parallel bars. A physical therapist helping the patient on parallel bars.
A pedigree showing the inheritance of a trait through several generations of a family. A pedigree showing the inheritance of a trait through several generations of a family.
Detection of 3020insC in CARD15 in a family with Crohn’s disease Detection of 3020insC in CARD15 in a family with Crohn’s disease
Video: Deafness Culture

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library