Addiction
What tool would you use to determine how the client perceives their current alcohol
use?
A. CIWA scale
B. BEER acronym
C. CAGE questionnare
D. COWS assessment - answerC
A patient with an opioid addiction presents to the ED. which of the following symptoms
suggest the patient is going through opioid withdrawal. (select all that apply)
Fatigue
Frequent urination
Disorientation
Constipation - answerA, C
Which of the following is not a pharmacologic treatment option for alcohol withdrawal?
A. Vitamin B1
B. Methadone
C. Acamprosate
D. Vitamin B12 - answerB
A patient comes into the emergency department with alcohol intoxication. This is the
third visit this month for alcohol intoxication. What screening tools would be used?
(Select all that apply)
A. CAGE
B. COWS
C. CIWA
D. Drug abuse screening test (DAST)
E. Alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) - answerA
What are the 2 most common screening disorders for substance use disorders?
a) COWS and AUDIT
b) MAST and AUDIT
c) CIWA and MAST
d) CIWA and COWS - answerD
A student is trying to explain to her friends the difference between casual alcohol abuse
and alcoholism. Which option describes the difference between the two?
A) Alcoholism is having a few drinks with friends and alcohol abuse is a pattern of
drinking excessively, despite negative consequences.
B) Alcoholism is a dependence or addiction to alcohol has developed and alcohol abuse
is a pattern of drinking excessively, despite negative consequences.
, C) Alcoholism is drinking 5 or more drinks in a week and alcohol abuse is drinking 15 or
more drinks in a week.
D) Casual drinking is the same as alcoholism. - answerB
A nurse is working on the withdrawal unit. Because of her knowledge with addiction, the
nurse knows she must be doing detailed and frequent assessments on which patient
due to possibility of death?
A. Opioid withdrawal
B. Tobacco withdrawal
C. Alcohol withdrawal
D. It is not possible to die from withdrawal - answerC.
What decreases the craving for nicotine for someone who has a nicotine addiction?
A. Bupropion
B. Methodone
C. DIsulfiram
D. Cloidine - answerA
Which of the following is a physiologic effect of long-term alcohol use?
A. Fever
B. Hepatitis
C. Rash
D. Tachycardia - answerb
The nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. The nurse would
be most concerned if the client exhibited which of the following?
A. Hallucinations
B. Nervousness
C. Diaphoresis
D. Nausea - answerA) Hallucinations are a sign of late alcohol withdrawal. The nurse
should stay with the client, have someone notify the physician, and institute seizure
precautions. Nervousness, diaphoresis, and nausea are signs of early withdrawal.
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for addiction?
a. family history
b. high self-esteem
c. history of trauma
d. low pain tolerance - answerb
A nurse is performing an assessment on a patient experiencing alcohol withdrawal.
Which of the following symptoms would be most concerning?
A. Nervousness
B. Nausea
C. Hallucinations
D. Diaphoresis - answerC
What tool would you use to determine how the client perceives their current alcohol
use?
A. CIWA scale
B. BEER acronym
C. CAGE questionnare
D. COWS assessment - answerC
A patient with an opioid addiction presents to the ED. which of the following symptoms
suggest the patient is going through opioid withdrawal. (select all that apply)
Fatigue
Frequent urination
Disorientation
Constipation - answerA, C
Which of the following is not a pharmacologic treatment option for alcohol withdrawal?
A. Vitamin B1
B. Methadone
C. Acamprosate
D. Vitamin B12 - answerB
A patient comes into the emergency department with alcohol intoxication. This is the
third visit this month for alcohol intoxication. What screening tools would be used?
(Select all that apply)
A. CAGE
B. COWS
C. CIWA
D. Drug abuse screening test (DAST)
E. Alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) - answerA
What are the 2 most common screening disorders for substance use disorders?
a) COWS and AUDIT
b) MAST and AUDIT
c) CIWA and MAST
d) CIWA and COWS - answerD
A student is trying to explain to her friends the difference between casual alcohol abuse
and alcoholism. Which option describes the difference between the two?
A) Alcoholism is having a few drinks with friends and alcohol abuse is a pattern of
drinking excessively, despite negative consequences.
B) Alcoholism is a dependence or addiction to alcohol has developed and alcohol abuse
is a pattern of drinking excessively, despite negative consequences.
, C) Alcoholism is drinking 5 or more drinks in a week and alcohol abuse is drinking 15 or
more drinks in a week.
D) Casual drinking is the same as alcoholism. - answerB
A nurse is working on the withdrawal unit. Because of her knowledge with addiction, the
nurse knows she must be doing detailed and frequent assessments on which patient
due to possibility of death?
A. Opioid withdrawal
B. Tobacco withdrawal
C. Alcohol withdrawal
D. It is not possible to die from withdrawal - answerC.
What decreases the craving for nicotine for someone who has a nicotine addiction?
A. Bupropion
B. Methodone
C. DIsulfiram
D. Cloidine - answerA
Which of the following is a physiologic effect of long-term alcohol use?
A. Fever
B. Hepatitis
C. Rash
D. Tachycardia - answerb
The nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing alcohol withdrawal. The nurse would
be most concerned if the client exhibited which of the following?
A. Hallucinations
B. Nervousness
C. Diaphoresis
D. Nausea - answerA) Hallucinations are a sign of late alcohol withdrawal. The nurse
should stay with the client, have someone notify the physician, and institute seizure
precautions. Nervousness, diaphoresis, and nausea are signs of early withdrawal.
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for addiction?
a. family history
b. high self-esteem
c. history of trauma
d. low pain tolerance - answerb
A nurse is performing an assessment on a patient experiencing alcohol withdrawal.
Which of the following symptoms would be most concerning?
A. Nervousness
B. Nausea
C. Hallucinations
D. Diaphoresis - answerC
