Exam 1 Sample Questions

Question 1

The consumer was addicted to oxycodone and was placed on a drug that makes opiate withdrawal safer and is used for long term replacement therapy. Which drug does this describe?

A) Valium (diazepam)
B) Magnesium Sulfate
C) Suboxone (buprenorphrine and naloxone)
D) Disulfiram (antabuse)

Answer 1

C) Suboxone (buprenorphrine and naloxone)

*See PPP slides on substance abuse

Question 2

The nurse is teaching the adolescent patient about the risk of inhaling glue and using Dust-off recreationally. The nurse determined that the client understood when the clients say:

A) So are you telling me, it is not dangerous if I only use it once daily?
B) My friends and I use it all the time, and we are all just fine.
C) Lung cancer is a major side effect.
D) You mean I could have neurological problems and sudden death?

Answer 2

D) You mean I could have neurological problems and sudden death?

*See PPP slides on substance abuse

Question 3

A patient came into the ER and was diagnosed w/ GI bleeding. This could be a complication of which of the following causes that the nurse should screen him for?

A) Opiate addiction
B) Cannabis addiction
C) Alcoholism
D) Benzodiazepine overdose

Answer 3

C) Alcoholism

*See PPP slides on substance abuse

Question 4

The role of the psychiatric nurse in today’s contemporary practice setting is:

A) Centered on the nurse-patient partnership
B) Caring for chronically ill psychiatric patients in acute-care settings
C) Concentrated on psychosomatic therapies
D) Centered on management of the patient’s daily needs

Answer 4

A) Centered on the nurse-patient partnership

*This is an important concept from your reading in the book.