A Nurse Performing an Assessment Interview for a Patient with a Substance

question 19

Multiple Choice

A nurse performing an assessment interview for a patient with a substance use disorder decides to use a standardized rating scale. Which scales are appropriate? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Addiction Severity Index (ASI)
• B) Brief Drug Abuse Screen Test (B-DAST)
• C) Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
• D) Cognitive Capacity Screening Examination (CCSE)
• E) Recovery Attitude and Treatment Evaluator (RAATE)

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