ATI SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND
ADDICTION DISORDERS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Which of the following are specific risk factors for healthcare professionals, to become addicted
to alcohol or drugs?
a. Mandatory continuing education, license renewal, financial issues
b. Higher divorce rate, legal problems, disciplinary actions at work
c. Higher incidence of risk-taking behaviors, reckless health practices, work parties with alcohol
and drugs present
d. Work stress and burnout, work injuries, access to drugs - ANS d. Work stress and burnout,
work injuries, access to drugs
A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized for gallbladder removal surgery. On their first
postoperative day, the client has agitation, a high temperature, increased, respirations,
irritability, and confusion. The nurse should recognize that the client may be experiencing
withdrawal from which of the following substances?
a. Hallucinogens
b. Alcohol
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, c. Heroin
d. Stimulants - ANS b. Alcohol
A nurse is working with the provider to determine which laboratory test should be ordered for a
client who is suspected of chronic alcohol use. The nurse should identify that which of the
following sets of laboratory data might indicate chronic alcohol use?
a. BNP, cardiac enzymes, alkaline phosphatase
b. CBC, WBC, neutrophils, platelets
c. Liver panel, compressive metabolic panel, BAL/BAC, magnesium
d. Blood glucose level, T3, T4, TSH - ANS c. Liver panel, compressive metabolic panel,
BAL/BAC, magnesium
A nurse manager is reviewing reports of a staff nurse. The reports indicate that the staff nurse
has had an increase in being late and calling out sick more often. The staff nurse has been
experiencing mood swings that have made it difficult for other nurses to work with them. Which
of the following could also indicate that the staff nurse might be using substances?
a. Volunteering to serve on the crisis and disaster preparedness team as the triage and
medication nurse
b. Volunteering to serve on the pharmacy error prevention commitee
c. Volunteering to give all the narcotics doses to clients for the shift
d. Volunteering to reorganize the nursing station and medication room - ANS c. Volunteering
to give all the narcotics doses to clients for the shift
A nurse is meeting with a new client at a substance use disorder clinic. During the meeting, the
nurse learns from the client that they were treated for both asthma and anxiety as a child. The
nurse is collecting which of the following types of data from the clients account?
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ADDICTION DISORDERS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Which of the following are specific risk factors for healthcare professionals, to become addicted
to alcohol or drugs?
a. Mandatory continuing education, license renewal, financial issues
b. Higher divorce rate, legal problems, disciplinary actions at work
c. Higher incidence of risk-taking behaviors, reckless health practices, work parties with alcohol
and drugs present
d. Work stress and burnout, work injuries, access to drugs - ANS d. Work stress and burnout,
work injuries, access to drugs
A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized for gallbladder removal surgery. On their first
postoperative day, the client has agitation, a high temperature, increased, respirations,
irritability, and confusion. The nurse should recognize that the client may be experiencing
withdrawal from which of the following substances?
a. Hallucinogens
b. Alcohol
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, c. Heroin
d. Stimulants - ANS b. Alcohol
A nurse is working with the provider to determine which laboratory test should be ordered for a
client who is suspected of chronic alcohol use. The nurse should identify that which of the
following sets of laboratory data might indicate chronic alcohol use?
a. BNP, cardiac enzymes, alkaline phosphatase
b. CBC, WBC, neutrophils, platelets
c. Liver panel, compressive metabolic panel, BAL/BAC, magnesium
d. Blood glucose level, T3, T4, TSH - ANS c. Liver panel, compressive metabolic panel,
BAL/BAC, magnesium
A nurse manager is reviewing reports of a staff nurse. The reports indicate that the staff nurse
has had an increase in being late and calling out sick more often. The staff nurse has been
experiencing mood swings that have made it difficult for other nurses to work with them. Which
of the following could also indicate that the staff nurse might be using substances?
a. Volunteering to serve on the crisis and disaster preparedness team as the triage and
medication nurse
b. Volunteering to serve on the pharmacy error prevention commitee
c. Volunteering to give all the narcotics doses to clients for the shift
d. Volunteering to reorganize the nursing station and medication room - ANS c. Volunteering
to give all the narcotics doses to clients for the shift
A nurse is meeting with a new client at a substance use disorder clinic. During the meeting, the
nurse learns from the client that they were treated for both asthma and anxiety as a child. The
nurse is collecting which of the following types of data from the clients account?
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