What would the nurse teach a client to avoid when taking ...

[audie]

What would the nurse teach a client to avoid when taking barbiturates?
 
  1. Bananas
  2. Alcohol
  3. Caffeine
  4. Nicotine

Question 2

A client has abruptly stopped taking a CNS depressant, and is experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Which symptoms should the nurse expect to see?
 
  1. Hypothermia, psychosis, seizures, decreased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and panic anxiety
  2. Fever, euphoria, headache, increased heart rate, and fatigue
  3. Fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety
  4. Euphoria, fever, tremor, relaxation, and coma

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2

Rationale 1: Alcohol and barbiturates can result in death.
Rationale 2: Alcohol and barbiturates can result in death.
Rationale 3: Alcohol and barbiturates can result in death.
Rationale 4: Alcohol and barbiturates can result in death.

Global Rationale: Alcohol and barbiturates can result in death. Bananas, caffeine, and nicotine do not need to be avoided when a client is taking barbiturates.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: The nurse would expect to see fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety.
Rationale 2: The nurse would expect to see fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety.
Rationale 3: Fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety are symptoms of CNS withdrawal.
Rationale 4: The nurse would expect to see fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety.

Global Rationale: Fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety are symptoms of CNS withdrawal. Hypothermia, fatigue, and euphoria are not expected symptoms of CNS withdrawal.

[audie]

YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

[Viet Thy]

Gracias!