A Patient Who Is Attending a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Program

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient who is attending a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) program asks the nurse what the most important initial goal of attending the meetings is. When responding to the patient, which indication does the nurse focus as the priority?

• A)To admit to having a problem
• B)To learn problem-solving skills
• C)To take a moral inventory of self
• D)To make amends to people they have hurt

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