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    1. B. Headofthebedelevated45degreeswithalargepillowundertheheadandshoulders

    2. D. Wrapherhandsinsoftmittenrestraints

    3. A. Respondtohercrudeeffortsofspeaking

    4. C. Reinforcingthedressingandnotifyingthedoctorimmediately

    5. C. PreventincreasedICP

    6. D. Theclientsneedsandproblems

    7. C. Tofacilitateahelpingrelationship

    8. C. Mrs.L.30yearsoldisadmittedtothehospitalforthefirsttimeforacuteappendicitis.

    Rationale:

    Thereare2factorsthatmayaffectcommunicationnamely,PersonalandEnvironmentalFactors.Personalfactorsthatcanimpedeaccuratetransmissionorinterpretationofmessagesincludeemotionalfactors(e.g.,mood,knowledgelevels,languageuse)andsocialfactors(e.g.,previousexperience,differencesinculture,language).Patientswithrightsidedhemiplegiahasdifficultyinspeaking.DifferencesinlanguageinOptionBanddifficultyinspeakinginOptionDarefactorsthatmakeitimpossibletohaveaneffectivecommunicationsincethemessagecannotbeunderstood.OptionsAandCbothdealswiththepainwhichaffectsthemoodofthepatient.ThepainofcervicalcancerisworstcomparedtoanacutepainsufferedbythepatientwithAP.Althoughpainmayaffectthemoodofthesender/receiver,themessagescanstillbeunderstoodandamongthechoicesCistheleastto

    hindercommunication.

    9. C. Listening

    10. D. Needstounderstandthatpatientsmaytestherbeforehecanacceptandtrusther.

    11. C. Smokingandlackofexercise

    12. B. Lossofbonemassinthevertebraldiscs

    13. B. Decreases

    14. C. Islessstableandbalancedwhenwalking

    15. B. Fractures

    16. C. ItisaPhysiologicresponsetostress

    17. C. Mild

    Rationale:Levelsofanxiety

    AnxietyLevel Responses

    Mild Sharpenedsenses

    Increasedmotivation

    Effectiveproblemsolving

    INCREASEDLEARNINGABILITY

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    18. B. Suppression

    Rationale:

    Suppressionistheanswer.Suppressionisconsciouslydonewhilerepressionisunconsciouslydone.Suppressionisreplacingthedesiredgratificationwithonethatismorereadilyavailable.Repressionisexcludingemotionallypainfuloranxiety-provokingthoughtsandfeelingsfromconsciousawarenessRegressionismovingbacktothepreviousdevelopmentalstagetofeelsafeorhaveneedsmetProjectionistheunconsciousblamingofunacceptable inclinationsorthoughtsonanexternalobject

    19B.Transactionbasedmodel

    20. D. Mobilizeenergyneededforadaptation

    21. C. Increasedsensoryinputbroughtaboutbyunlimitedvisitorsfromfamiliesandfriends

    22. D. Theyshowpoorsocialjudgment

    23. A. Minimaluseofdirecttouch

    24.D. Standslightlyinfrontoftheclientsnondominantsideallowingtheclienttograspthenursearm

    25. C. Usevisualaideandgesturestoenhancethespokenword

    26.A. Denial

    Rationale:

    Krismanifesteddenial.Denialisthefailuretoacknowledgeanunbearablecondition;failuretoadmittherealityofasituationorhowoneenablestheproblemtocontinue Otheroptionsareinappropriate.ProjectionistheunconsciousblamingofunacceptableinclinationsorthoughtsonanexternalobjectRationalizationisexcusingownbehaviortoavoidguilt,responsibility,conflict,anxietyorlossofself-respectCompensationisoverachievementinoneareatooffsetrealorperceiveddeficienciesinanotherarea

    27.B.Sublimation

    Rationale:

    OptionBistheanswer.Sublimationisexhibitingacceptablebehaviortomakeupforornegateunacceptablebehavior.

    Denial

    is

    the

    failure

    to

    acknowledge

    an

    unbearable

    condition;

    failure

    to

    admit

    the

    reality

    of

    a

    situation

    or

    how

    oneenablestheproblemtocontinueDisplacementistheventilationofintensefeelingstowardspersonslessthreateningthantheonewhoarousedthosefeelingsIdentificationismodelingactionsandopinionsofinfluentialotherswhilesearchingforidentityoraspiringtoreachapersonal,socialoroccupationalgoal

    28D.Regression

    Rationale:

    Urinatingonthepantscanbeseenintoddlers(toilettraining),thereforeMr.Pascualregresstoitspreviousdevelopmentalstage.Regressionismovingbacktothepreviousdevelopmentalstagetofeelsafeorhaveneedsmet.

    SublimationisexhibitingacceptablebehaviortomakeupforornegateunacceptablebehaviorDenialisthefailuretoacknowledgeanunbearablecondition;failuretoadmittherealityofasituationorhowoneenablestheproblemtocontinueDissociationisdealingwithemotionalconflictbyatemporaryalterationinconsciousnessoridentity

    29.D. Repression

    Rationale:

    AccordingtoFreud-Repression,anunconsciousactionthatexhibitsaforgottenhistoryisoneofthedefense

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    mechanismsusedinpatientswithpersonalitydisorderRepressionisexcludingemotionallypainfuloranxietyprovokingthoughtsandfeelingsfromconsciousawareness(FixationisimmobilizationofaportionofthepersonalityresultingfromunsuccessfulcompletionoftasksinadevelopmentalstageDenialisthefailuretoacknowledgeanunbearablecondition;failuretoadmittherealityofasituationorhowoneenablestheproblemtocontinueReactionformationisactingtheoppositeofwhatonethinksorfeels

    30. C. Reactionformation

    Rationale:

    Reactionformationisactingtheoppositeofwhatonethinksorfeels.Depressedpatientactinoppositebyactingliketheremoodiselevated(mania)althoughtheyareactuallydepressed. DisplacementisventilationofintensefeelingstowardpersonslessthreateningthantheonewhoarousedthosefeelingsDenialisthefailuretoacknowledgeanunbearablecondition;failuretoadmittherealityofasituationorhowoneenablestheproblemtocontinue.Compensationisoverachievementinoneareatooffsetrealorperceiveddeficienciesinanotherarea

    31. D. Speaktoclientinshort,simplesentences

    Rationale:

    OptionsAandBarefalsereassuranceandadvising,thereforeuntherapeutic.Givingadetailedexplanationisinappropriatesincepatientinpanicstatelacktheabilitytoconcentrate.SpeakinginbriefstatementusingsimplewordsisthemostappropriateinterventionfortheclientexperiencingpanicanxietyOptionDistheanswer.

    32.

    A.Benzodiazepines

    Rationale:

    TheanswerisBenzodiazepines(Anxiolytic).Benzodiazepineshaveprovedtobethemosteffectiveinrelievinganxietyandarethedrugsmostfrequentlyprescribed.BenzodiazepinesproducetheireffectbybindingtoaspecificsiteonGABAreceptor.Imipramine(Tofranil)-acycliccompoundantidepressant.Thecycliccompoundsbecameavailableinthe1950sandforyearsbecomethetreatmentofchoicefordepressionalthoughtheycausevarying degreesofsedation,orthostatichypotensionandanticholinergicsideeffects.Clozapine(Clozaril)isanantipsychotic.Majoractionsofallantipsychoticsinthenervoussystemistoblockreceptorsfortheneurotransmitterdopamine.Lithiumisthemostestablishedmoodstabilizingagents.Mood-stabilizingdrugsareusedtotreatbipolardisorderbystabilizingtheclientsmood,preventingorminimizingthehighsandlowsthatcharacterizedbipolarillness,and

    treatingacuteepisodesofmania

    33.B.Generalizedanxietydisorderischaracterizedbyanxietythatlastlongerthan6months

    Rationale:

    OptionBistheanswer.Generalizedanxietydisorderischaracterizedbyatleast6monthsofpersistentandexcessiveworryandanxiety.OptionAisPosttraumaticstressdisorder(PTSD).PTSDischaracterizedbyre-experiencingofanextremelytraumaticevent,avoidanceofstimuliassociatedwiththeevent,numbingofresponsiveness,andpersistentincreasedarousal;itbeginswithin3monthstoyearsaftertheeventandmaylastafewmonthsoryearsOptionCisacharacteristicofObsessive-compulsivedisorder(OCD).OCDinvolvesobsessions(thought,impulses,orimages)thatcausemarkedanxietyand/orcompulsions(repeatedbehaviorsormentalacts)thatattempttoneutralizeanxiety

    OptionDistoogeneralandmaybeapplicabletoanxiouspatients.Thereforenottheanswer.

    34.C. Severe.

    35. D. Panic

    Rationale:

    Anxietyisavagueuneasyfeelingofdiscomfortordreadaccompaniedbyanautonomicresponseandafeelingofapprehensioncausedbyanticipation ofdanger.Panicisthe answer,itisnot amanifestationbut

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    ratheranAnxietylevel.Otherchoicesaremanifestations.

    36.A. Delusion

    Rationale:

    OptionAistheanswer.Delusionisafixedfalsebelief.Intheabovesituationthepatientisexperiencingpersecutoryorparanoiddelusion.ThismeansthattheclientbelievesthatothersareplanningtoharmhimetcOptionBisaninappropriateanswer.IllusionisamisperceptionofactualenvironmentalstimuliHallucinationisafalsesensoryperceptionsorperceptualexperiencesthatdonotreallyexistingreality.Hallucinationinvolvesthe5senses,auditoryhallucinationisthemostcommonOptionCisalsoaninappropriate,theabovesituationdoesnotmanifestvisualhallucinationsincethereisnovisualdistortionbutratherafalsebeliefthatthenurseisgoingtoharmhim.

    Option

    D

    is

    also

    incorrect,

    Ideas

    of

    reference

    is

    a

    false

    impression

    that

    the

    external

    events

    have

    special

    meaning

    foraperson

    37. D. Disturbanceofthought

    Rationale:

    OptionDistheanswer.Thoughtprocessreferstohowclientthinks.Delusionisafixedfalsebeliefandadisturbanceofthought.Otheroptionsarewrong.Psychomotordisturbancerelatestothe psychological processes associated with muscular movement and to theproduction of voluntary movements. Delusion is not a psychological disturbance.Mania ia an example of a mood disturbance. Mania is a distinct period during which the mood is abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive and irritable.Hallucination not delusion is a disturbance of perception. Hallucination is a false sensory perceptions orperceptual experience that do not really exist

    38.B.Expressdoubtanddonotargue

    39.B. Itsmealtime.Letsgosothatyoucaneat.

    Rationale:

    OptionBistheanswer,othersareinappropriateresponse.OptionAisreinforcingtheclientsdelusion-untherapeutic.OptionCisinappropriate,thenurseshouldexerciseautonomy.OptionDisjudgmental-untherapeutic.UsingtheprocessofeliminationOptionBistheanswer.Itisaconsistentandstraightforward.Beingparticularlystraightforwardisessentialforthesuccessofthenurse-clientrelationship forparanoidpatients

    40.A. Dystonia

    Rationale:

    Dystoniaistheanswer.Dystoniaincludesacutemuscularrigidityandcramping,astiffandthicktonguewithdifficultyinswallowingandinseverecases,laryngospasmandrespiratorydifficulties.Spasmsorstiffnessinthe musclegroupscan producetorticollis(twistedheadand neck),opisthotonus(tightnessintheentirebodywiththeheadandanarchedneck),oroculogyriccrisis(eyesrolledbackinalockedposition).NMS ispotentiallyfatal.MajorsymptomsofNMSarerigidity,highfever,autonomicinstabilitysuchasunstablebloodpressure,diaphoresis, andpallor;deliriumandelevatedlevelsofenzymes,particularlycreatinephosphokinase

    Akathisiaisreportedbytheclientastheintenseneedtomoveabout.Theclienthasinabilitytositstillorrestwhichoftenleadstheclienttodiscontinuetheirmedication.PseudoparkinsonismresemblesthesymptomsofParkinsonsdiseaseand includestiff,stooped posture,amask-like

    facies,

    decreased

    arm

    swing;

    a

    shuffling,

    festinating

    gait;

    cogwheel

    rigidity;

    drooling;

    tremor;

    bradycardia;

    and

    coarsepillrollingmovementsofthethumbandfingerswhileatrest

    41D.Presenceofmania

    42.C.Lithiumcarbonate(Eskalith)

    Rationale:

    Lithiumisthemostestablishedmoodstabilizingagents.Mood-stabilizingdrugsareusedtotreatbipolardisorder

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    bystabilizingtheclientsmood,preventingorminimizingthehighsandlowsthatcharacterizedbipolarillness,andtreatingacuteepisodesofmania

    Amitriptyline(Elavil)isanantidepressant.Itisthoughttoactprimarilybyblockingthereuptakeofnorepinephrineandtoalesserdegree,serotoninPhenelzine(Nardil)isanantidepressant (MAOI).TheyactbyinhibitingtheenzymeandinterferinginthedestructionofthemonoamineneurotransmittersDiazepam(Valium)isusedtotreatextrapiramidalsideeffectsofneurolepticsValiumhastheabilitytobindtospecificreceptorsadjacenttotheGABAreceptors

    43. C. Psychoanalysis

    44C. Describeacceptablebehaviorandsetrealisticlimitswiththeclient

    45. D. Cleaningthedayroomtables

    46. A. Tremor

    47.B. Maintainingasafeenvironment

    Rationale:

    IndealingwithpatientwithParkinsonsdiseaseSAFETYisthepriority.Maintainingbalanceinnutrition,restandactivity,nutrition,hydrationandeliminationcomesnext.OptionCisinappropriate,Parkinsonsdiseasedoesnotaffecttheimmunesystem.AlthoughDiversionalactivityisappropriatepatientssafetyisthepriority

    48.D. Tocoincidewithpeakactionofdrugtherapy

    49. D. Tomaintainoptimalbodyfunction

    Rationale:

    OptionDistheanswer.Oneofthegoalsforpatientswithdementiaistomaintainanadequatebalanceofactivityandrest,nutrition,hydration,andelimination.OptionsAandBarewrong,medicationsonlyslowsdown,notstoporcure,thedisease.AlthoughOptionCcanbeappropriate,OptionDoffersthebestandmorespecificanswer.

    50.C. Praisetheclientforherdesiretobeindependentandgiveherextratimeandencouragement

    Rationale:

    Oneofthegoalsforpatientswhohasdementiaisforthemtofunctionasindependentlyaspossible.PraisingtheclientforherdesiretobeindependentistheBESTINITIALresponseforthenurse.Thiswillreinforcetheclientsdesiretobeindependentandwillpromotecooperation.OptionsBandDiscontrarytothenursinggoals.Option

    maybecorrectbutitdoesntreinforceindependence

    51. B. Limitthenumberofhandwashings

    Rationale:

    BasedonMaslowshierarchyofNeedsitisphysiologicfirstbeforepsychologic.Sincethepatientalreadyhadareddened,scalyandcrackedhandsthenurseshouldlimithandwashingtopreventfurtherskinbreakdown.OptionDisonlyappropriateifthepatientsskinintegrityisokay.OptionsAandCaredistractors,anappointmentwasnotstatedintheabovesituation

    52A. Astructuredscheduleofactivities

    53. A. Allowheracertainamountoftimeeachshifttoengageinthisbehavior

    54. C. Drinking8ozwatereveryhourbetweenmeals

    55.B. Limitsherhandandfacewashingtofewtimesaday

    56.A.Tellhimfirmlythatifhedoesnotcontrolherself,thestaffwillhelphimcontrolherself

    57.C.Severeparenteralrejection

    58. D. Lackofparentalloveanddiscipline

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    59.B. Protectsothersfrombeingmanipulated

    60. B. Consistency

    61.B.Focuseslightraysintotheretina

    62C. Blurredandhazyvision

    63.A.Dilatationofthepupilsandconstrictionofbloodvessels

    64. D. Medicatetheclientwithantiemetic,asordered

    65B. Wearingeyepatchesforthefirst72hours

    66. D. Mychildhadanaccidentwhileriddingatricycle

    Rationale:

    Warningsignsofchildabuseincludesunusualinjuriesforthechildsageandlevelofdevelopment(Videbeck,201).OptionDistheanswer.OptionDisonlyappropriatefora3yearoldchildotheroptionsareconsistentwiththechildsdevelopmentalstage.

    67.B.Tellthechildtogettoherregularactivities

    Rationale:

    OptionBisthebestanswer.OptionsA,CandDaretoojudgementalandadvisingisuntherapeutic.

    68. A. Policestation

    Rationale:

    OptionAisthecorrectanswer.Thepoliceisthepropergovernmentagencywhohastheauthorityoverthiscase.BantayBataisa24/7hotlinewhichprovidestelephonecounselingandreferralofreportedcasesofchildabuse.Moreimportantly,itprovidesrescueservicesinresponse tocrisissituations, withlocalgovernmentandpoliceassistance.Trainedsocialworkersfieldabout5,000callseveryday,withalmost1.3%ofthesecallsnecessitatingattention.Theschoolandtheparisharenottheproperagencytocall.

    69.D.Helpingtheclientdevelopsafetyplan

    Rationale:

    OptionDistheanswer.SAFETYisthepriority.Thefirstpartoftreatmentforchildabuseorneglectistoensurethechildssafetyandwell-being.Thismayinvolveremovingthechildfromthehome,whichalsocanbetraumatic.Giventhehighriskforpsychologicalproblems,athoroughpsychiatricevaluationisalsoindicatedOtheroptions,althoughapplicable,canbedonelateraftertheclientssafetyisensure

    70. C. Powerlessnessrelatedtoabusivehusband,asevidencedbyinabilitytomakedecisions

    71. D. Hyperactivity,talkativeness,euphoria

    Rationale:

    OptionDistheanswer.Intoxicationfromstimulantsdevelopsrapidly;effectsincludethehighoreuphoricfeeling,hyperactivity,talkativeness,anxiety,grandiosity, hallucinations,anger,fighting,andimpairedjudgment

    OptionCisfor

    inhalant

    intoxication;

    other

    choices

    does

    not

    refer

    tostimulant

    intoxication.

    72B. ThismedicationwillblocktheeffectsofanyopioidsubstanceItake.

    73C. Assessingtheclientsbloodpressure

    Rationale:

    OptionCisthebestanswer.Clonidinewasinitiallymarketedforhighbloodpressure,butitisalsoaneffectivesomatictreatmentforsomechemicallydependentindividualswhencombinedwithnaltrexone.

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    74.B.Mostnursesareexposedtovarioussubstancesandbelievetheyarenotriskto developthedisease

    75. C. Physicaldependence

    76C. Considerableassistancewithactivitiesdailyliving

    77B. Askingtheclienttodoonestepofthetaskatatime

    78C. Youareinahospital.Wearenursestryingtohelpyou.

    79.B. Givefeedbackontheinappropriatenessofthebehaviors

    80 D. IwokeupthismorninghopingthatmyoldDadwouldbeback.

    Rationale:

    Psychotropics,orpsychotropicmedications,aredrugsthataffectthemind/perception,behaviorandmood.

    81.B.Catapres

    Rationale:

    OptionBistheanswer.Clonidine(Catapres)wasinitiallymarketedforhighbloodpressure,butitisalsoaneffectivesomatictreatmentforsomechemicallydependentindividualswhencombinedwithnaltrexone.Clonidineisanonopioidsuppresserofopioidwithdrawalsymptoms.Itisalsononaddicting.Otherchoicesarenotantihypertensive drugs.

    A

    nicotine

    patch

    is

    a

    transdermal

    patch

    that

    releases

    nicotine

    into

    the

    body

    through

    the

    skin.

    It

    is

    usually

    used

    asamethodtoquitsmoking.Naltrexone(Revia)isarelativelypureantagonistthatblockstheeuphoriceffectsofopioids.Ithaslowtoxicitywithfewsideeffects.Ithasalsobeenapprovedforthetreatmentofalcoholismbecauseitdecreasesthepleasant,reinforcingeffectsofalcoholMethadone(dolophine)isasyntheticopiatethatatcertaindosesblocksthecravingfor,andeffectsof,heroin.Methadoneistheonlymedicationcurrentlyapprovedforthetreatmentofthepregnantopioidaddict

    82.A.Cottagecheese

    Rationale:

    Foods(containingtyramine)toavoidwhentakingMAOIs:

    Agedmeatssuchaspepperoniandsalami.

    Italianbeans,tofu,bananapeel,overripefruit,avocado

    Alltapbeersandmicrobrewerybeer

    Soysauceorsoybeancondiment

    Yogurt,sourcream,PEANUTS,brewersyeast,MSG

    Matureoragedcheeseordishesmadewithcheese,suchasLASAGNAorPIZZA.Allcheeseisconsidered

    aged

    EXCEPT

    for

    COTTAGE

    CHEESE,creamcheese,ricotta cheeseandprocessed cheeseslices.OptionAistheanswer.

    83.C. Hypertensivecrisis

    Rationale:

    HypertensiveCrisisistheanswer.ParticularconcernwithMAOIsisthepotentialforalife-threatening

    hypertensive

    crisis

    if

    the

    client

    ingests

    food

    that

    contains

    tyramine

    or

    takes

    sympathomimetic

    drugs.

    Because

    theenzymeMAOIisnecessarytobreakdownthetyramineincertainfoods,itsinhibitionresultsinincreasedserumtyraminelevels,whichcausesseverehypertension,hyperpyrexia,tachycardia,diaphoresis,andcardiacdysrhythmias.RenalFailureisatoxiceffectoflithium.EPSisaseriousneurologicsideeffectofantipsychoticdrugs.Sedationisasideeffectofbenzodiazepines.

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    84.C. Tardivedyskenisia

    Rationale:Tardivedyskenisiaistheanswer.Tardivedyskenisia isasyndromeofpermanentinvoluntarymovements.Onceithasdeveloped,TDisirreversible,althoughdecreasingordiscontinuingantipsychoticmedicationscanarrestitsprogression.ThesymptomsofTDincludesinvoluntarymovementsofthetongue,facialandneckmuscles,upperandlowerextremitiesandtruncalmusculature.Otherchoicesarereversible.Dystoniaincludesmuscularrigidityandcramping,astiffandthicktonguewithdifficultyofswallowingandinseverecases,laryngospasmandrespiratorydifficulties.

    Akathisiaisreportedbytheclientastheintenseneedtomoveabout.Theclienthasinabilitytositstillorrestwhichoftenleadstheclienttodiscontinuetheirmedication.NMSispotentiallyfatal.MajorsymptomsofNMSarerigidity,highfe

    ver,autonomicinstabilitysuchasunstablebloodpressure,diaphoresis, andpallor;deliriumandelevatedlevelsofenzymes,particularlycreatine

    phosphokinase.

    85. C. Akathisia

    Rationale:

    Akathisiaistheanswer.Akathisiaisreportedbytheclientastheintenseneedtomoveabout.Theclienthasinabilitytositstillorrestwhichoftenleadstheclienttodiscontinuetheirmedication.Dystoniaincludesmuscularrigidityandcramping,astiffandthicktonguewithdifficultyofswallowingandinseverecases,laryngospasmandrespiratorydifficulties.NMSispotentiallyfatal.MajorsymptomsofNMSarerigidity,highfever,autonomicinstabilitysuchasunstablebloodpressure,diaphoresis, andpallor;deliriumandelevatedlevelsofenzymes,particularlycreatinephosphokinase.PseudoparkinsonismresemblesthesymptomsofParkinsonsdiseaseand includestiff,stooped posture,amask-likefacies,decreasedarmswing;ashuffling,festinatinggait;cogwheelrigidity;drooling;tremor;bradycardia;andcoarsepillrollingmovementsofthethumbandfingerswhileatrest

    86.C. Beginanytimewithinthenext1-2days

    Rationale:

    OptionCistheanswer.OptionsAandDaretoolate;OptionBistooearly.Symptomsofwithdrawalusuallybegin4-12hoursaftercessationormarkedreductionofalcoholintake.Symptomsincludecoarsehandtremors,sweating,elevatedpulseandbloodpressure,insomnia,anxiety,andnauseaorvomiting

    87. C. Providingaquiteenvironmentandadministeringmedicationasneededandprescribed

    88. A. Heartrateof120to140beats/minute

    Symptomsofwithdrawalusuallybegin4-12hoursaftercessationormarkedreductionofalcoholintake.Symptomsincludecoarsehandtremors,sweating,ELEVATEDPULSEandbloodpressure,insomnia,anxiety,andnauseaorvomiting.OptionAistheanswer.OptionBiswrong,itshouldbetachycardianotbradycardia.OptionsCandDarenormal.

    89.B. Aftershavelotion

    Rationale:

    Disulframshouldalwaysbeprescribedwiththefullknowledgeandconsentoftheclient.Theclientneedstobetoldaboutthesideeffectsandmustbewellawarethatanysubstancethatcontainsalcoholcantriggeranadversereaction.Threeprimarysourcesofhiddenalcoholexist-food,medicationandpreparationsthatareappliedtotheskin.OptionBistheanswer.Aftershaveisalotion,gel,orliquidusedmainlybymenaftertheyhavefinishedshaving.

    It

    may

    contain

    an

    antiseptic

    agent

    such

    as

    alcohol

    to

    prevent

    infection

    from

    cuts

    as

    well

    as

    numb

    damaged

    skin,

    aperfumetoenhancescent,andamoisturizertosoftentheskin.Toothpastes,cheeseandcarbonatedbeveragesdoesnotcontainalcohol.Activeingredientfortoothpasteisfluoride,andmilkforcheese.Thename"softdrink"specifiesalackofalcohol.

    90.A.Thiaminedeficiency

    Rationale:

    OptionAistheanswer.Thiamine(VitaminB1)deficiencyisoftenpresentinpateientswhohasalcohol

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    withdrawal.ThiaminereplacementisgiveninordertopreventWernickessyndrome.Wernickessyndromeischaracterizedbynystagmus,ptosis,ataxia,confusion,comaandpossibledeath

    91.C. Blankstare

    Rationale:

    Phencyclidinepiperidine(PCP)isalsoknownasangeldust,horsetranquilizer,orpeacepill.ThesignsandsymptomsofPCPintoxicationrangefromacuteanxietytoacutepsychosis. Thecardinalsignsincludeablankstare,ataxia,musclerigidity,nystagmusandhypertensionnothypotension. Otherchoicesareinappropriate. Dilatedpupilsandparanoiaare seeninpeoplewho abusedhallucinogensHypotensionisseeninopiateabusers

    92.D.Denial

    Rationale:

    Denialistheanswer.Substanceusetypicallyincludestheuseofdefensemechanisms,especiallydenialDenialisthefailuretoacknowledgeanunbearablecondition;failuretoadmittherealityofasituationorhowoneenablestheproblemtocontinue. Suppressionisreplacingthedesiredgratificationwithonethatismorereadilyavailable.Sublimationisexhibitingbehaviortomakeupforornegateunacceptablebehavior. Repressionisexcludingemotionallypainfuloranxietyprovokingthoughtsandfeelingsfromconsciousawareness

    93. B.Methadone(Dolophine)

    Rationale:

    OptionBistheanswer.Opiatewithdrawalisusuallytreatedbymethadonetapering.MethadoneisasyntheticopiatethatatcertaindosesblocksthecravingandeffectsofheroinDopamineagonistisusedfortreatmentofcocaine-crackwithdrawal.Adopamineagonistisacompoundthatactivatesdopaminereceptors,mimickingtheeffectoftheneurotransmitterdopamine.Phencyclidinepiperidine (PCP)isahallucinogenthataltersonesmentalstateinashortperiod.Buspironeisadrugthatreducesanxiety,withouthavngastrongsedative-hypnotic properties

    94.A.Marijuana

    Rationale:

    Marijuanaistheanswer.Physiologiceffectofmarijuanaincludesbloodshoteyes,drymouth,hypotension,increasedappetiteandtachycardia.Otherchoicesareinappropriate.

    Amphetamineintoxicationmayresulttodilatedpupilsnotbloodshoteyes.Othersignsincludetachycardia,elevatedBP,Nauseaandvomitingandinsomnia.Barbiturates

    intoxication

    may

    produce

    symptoms

    like

    slurred

    speech,

    drowsiness

    and

    decreased

    BP

    LSD(Lysergicaciddiethylamide)mayresulttodilatedpupils,tachycardia,diaphoresis,palpitationsandtremors,elevatedtemperature,pulseandrespiration

    95. B.Tachycardia

    Rationale:

    OptionBistheanswer.IntoxicationofAmphetaminemayresulttotachycardia;elevatedBPnothypotension;dilatedpupilsnotconstrictedandinsomnianothypersomnia

    96. D. CranialNerveVII

    Rationale:

    Bellspalsyaffectsthemotoraspectofthefacialnerve,theseventhcranialnerve.Bellspalsyresultsinaunilateralparalysisofthefacialmusclesofexpression(Black,2154).

    97. C. Becauseyoucannotblinktheaffectedeye,itcanbecomedryandirritated.

    98. B.Riskforinjuryrelatedtocorneallaceration

    99.B. Placinganeyepatchovertheeye

    100.D. Alloftheabove

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