Mental Health- May Nursing Students

The manifestation of overdose to amphetamines is frequently permanent.

A persistent desire to be and have the body of the opposite sex is called what?

What type of child should be swaddled, placed in an area of low stimulation, and minimally handled?

Some hallucinogenic effects of PCP (angel dust) can last for?

What is Antabuse used for and what does it do?

What will help reduce disorientation for a client on a detox unit?

30-50% of sons with alcoholic fathers are at risk for developing alcoholism.

AA is a __ step program.

Tx for a narcotics overdose involves administering __ to reverse the effects of the narcotic.

When a pt. presents __ the nurse should use confrontational techniques to limit that behavior.

Common traits of people with addictive personality are?

The nurse may not consider substance abuse until withdrawal symptoms start to appear.

St. Johns Wort can raise blood pressure in people who are also taking what?

Clients in rehab often feel lost because most activities and friends are embedded in the drug culture.

After detox, rehabilitation starts, which is focused on abstaining from drug use.

Which drug causes “bad trips” unpredictably and may cause flashbacks years after ingestion?

Psychoanalysis technique (a long term and intense therapy) was developed by?

What is the indicator when substance abuse becomes a problem?

When a pt. denies problematic behavior the nrs should ask the pt. to recall times when that behavior had bad conseques.

Somatoform disorder is characterized by multiple recurrent physical complaints with no organic cause.

As few as how many drinks can cause adverse effects for an infant in vitro?

What program allows a nurse to maintain licensure, work under supervision, & work where drug access is difficult?

In this stage someone show signs of withdrawal with abstinence and must use the drug to feel normal.

What is a severe form of self-starvation that can lead to death?

What will help reduce damage to the teeth of a pt. experiencing bruxism (grinding of the teeth)?

What percent of those who start drinking at the age of 14 or younger will develop alcoholism?

During the admission assessment, what kind of attitude will reassure the pt. and allow them to be more honest?

Expressing what is a major goal for the successful tx of alcoholics?

When a nurse suspects a co-worker is using drugs, it should be reported objectively in writing to the supervisor.

People in the __ stage of dependence will not improve without treatment

Alcohol isn’t digested or converted into glycogen, but is quickly metabolized by the __ into ethanol

Withdrawal signs can occur as early as 6 hours after cessation of what?

In some states you can only drive a motor vehicle if your blood alcohol serum level is less than or equal to?

What causes Parkinson-like symptoms to occur in people who abuse amphetamines?

Which drug has been used as a date-rape drug and hasn’t been approved for use in the US?

Methadone is given to addicts and is gradually reduced until?

What type of therapy is designed to make a pt. give up an undesirable habit by associating it with an unpleasant effect.

Care for the addicted pt. that is focused on keeping them safe from the ravages of withdrawal is called?

Members of the health care team don’t have a duty to report threats made to ones self or others.

Seizures of what type may occur 12-24 hrs after cessation of alcohol consumption?

How many deaths each year will be related to alcohol consumption?

The usual protocol for ECT therapy is?