A Woman Has Come to the Clinic to Seek Help

question 13

Multiple Choice

A woman has come to the clinic to seek help with a substance-abuse problem. She admits to using cocaine just before arriving. Which of these assessment findings would the nurse expect to find when examining this woman?

• A) Dilated pupils, pacing, and psychomotor agitation
• B) Dilated pupils, unsteady gait, and aggressiveness
• C) Pupil constriction, lethargy, apathy, and dysphoria
• D) Constricted pupils, euphoria, and decreased temperature

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