What Nursing Action Should Be Implemented When Dealing with a Patient

question 30

Multiple Choice

What nursing action should be implemented when dealing with a patient who is an alcoholic in denial and claims to only drink in social situations?

• A) Insist that he stop drinking entirely.
• B) Point out that the patient is using denial.
• C) Help the patient investigate ways to reduce drinking.
• D) Provide information on Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Definitions:

Kraepelin

Emil Kraepelin was a German psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the classification of mental disorders.

Mental Disorders

Disorders characterized by significant disturbance in a person's cognition, emotional regulation, or behavior, indicative of a psychological or biological dysfunction.

Sakel

Refers to Manfred Sakel, a psychiatrist known for introducing insulin coma therapy as a treatment for schizophrenia in the 1930s.

Induce Coma

A medically induced state of deep unconsciousness used to protect the brain during major medical procedures or in response to severe illness.