Chapter 37: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems

Chapter 37: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Why must nurses examine their attitudes about alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) abuse and addiction before working with individuals with this health problem?

a.	Working with clients who have addiction problems often puts the nurse at risk for violence.
b.	The population of persons with drug and alcohol addiction is found in low-income neighborhoods.
c.	To be therapeutic, a nurse must develop a trusting nonjudgmental relationship with clients.
d.	Nurses are the primary persons who treat addiction problems.

 

 

ANS:   C

To be therapeutic, the nurse must develop a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship with clients. Therefore, nurses must examine their own attitudes ahead of time. Working with clients who have addiction problems does not put the nurse at risk for violence. People with drug and alcohol addiction can be found in any neighborhood. Nurses do not treat addiction problems.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 805

TOP:    Nursing process: Planning

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

2. Which health problem causes more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities than any other in the United States?

a.	Tobacco addiction
b.	Alcohol abuse
c.	Substance abuse
d.	Caffeine addiction

 

 

ANS:   C

Substance abuse is the number one national health problem, causing more deaths, illnesses, and disabilities than any other health condition. Tobacco addiction, caffeine addiction, and alcohol abuse are part of substance abuse.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Remembering          REF:    p. 804

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

3. The use of any substance that threatens a person’s health or impairs his or her social or economic functioning is:

a.	drug dependence.
b.	substance abuse.
c.	drug addiction.
d.	illegal.

 

 

ANS:   B

Substance abuse is the use of any substance that threatens a person’s health or impairs his or her social or economic functioning. Drug dependence is a state of neuroadaptation caused by the chronic, regular administration of a drug. Drug addiction is a pattern of abuse characterized by an overwhelming preoccupation with the use of a drug, securing its supply, and a high tendency to relapse if the drug is removed. Illegal means that it is against the law, not all substances are illegal.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 806

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

4. Dependence is a term that refers to the:

a.	presence and severity of withdrawal symptoms.
b.	necessary use of drugs to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
c.	level of intoxication associated with addiction.
d.	amount of substance needed to satisfy cravings.

 

 

ANS:   B

Dependence refers to the necessary use of drugs to prevent withdrawal symptoms. This occurs because of a state of neuroadaptation (a physiological change in the central nervous system).

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 806

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance