The Client Has Been Prescribed Disulfiram (Antabuse) to Discourage a Return

question 4

Multiple Choice

The client has been prescribed disulfiram (Antabuse) to discourage a return to drinking alcohol. The client tells the nurse that after stopping disulfiram (Antabuse) for a week, he returned to drinking alcohol. What will the nurse most likely assess in the client?

• A) Headache, nausea, and vomiting.
• B) Confusion and fine tremors.
• C) An absence of symptoms, as the drug was discontinued.
• D) Severe hyperglycemia and dry skin.

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