A Nurse Is Discussing Alcohol Abuse with a Group of Nursing

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nurse is discussing alcohol abuse with a group of nursing students. One student asks whether alcohol consumption has any beneficial effects. The nurse replies that, in moderate amounts, alcohol:

• A) helps people to sleep well.
• B) improves sexual responsiveness.
• C) may protect against dementia.
• D) prevents hypothermia.

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Definitions:

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