NURS 3121- Week 8 Exam Study Guide Solutions

NURS 3121- Week 8 Exam Study Guide Solutions portugal - Ans:-decriminalized drugs in 2001 what factors led to opioid problem - Ans:--highly addictive drugs -aggressive sales forces and marketing -new medical approach to pain -unrealistic expectations of pain relief -opportunistic drug traffickers -widespread isolation (loneliness) WHO pain ladder - Ans:-created in 1986 to manage cancer pain -numerous guidelines and hospitals apply this ladder to all types of pain 7 principles of effective addiction treatment - Ans:--addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affects brain functions and behaviours ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/13 -no single treatment is appropriate for everyone -treatment needs to be readily available -effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual not just the personal substance use -medications are an essential element of treatment especially when combines with counselling and other behavioural therapies -many people with substance use disorders to addiction have co-occuring conditions -detoxification is only one stage of addiction treatment and is not effective as a stand alone treatment diagnostic criteria for addiction - Ans:-a problematic pattern of opioid use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress criteria for being diagnosed with addiction - Ans:-pt must have at least 3 within a 12-month period -larger amounts, over longer periods of time -unsuccessful in cutting down or controlling use -excessive time spent obtaining, using and recovering from the drug -craving, strong desire -failure to fulfill occupational, personal, academic, role obligations as a result of use ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/13 -persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems as a result of use -recurrent use in situations in which it is physically hazardous -continued use despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem likely caused or acerbated by the substance assessment for opioid addiction - Ans:-when asking patients if they use opioids that we clarify what classifies an opioid as some people are unaware that some of their common prescriptions may be in the list tolerance - Ans:-defined as either -a need for markedly increased amounts of opioids to achieve intoxication or desired effects OR -a markedly diminished effect with continues use of the same amount of an opioid withdrawal - Ans:-defines as either -cessation of (or reduction in) opioid use that has been heavy and prol