The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Experiencing Physical Elimination

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client experiencing physical elimination of substance abuse from the body.The nurse understands that the client is experiencing:

• A)dependence
• B)detoxification
• C)relapse
• D)withdrawal

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Definitions:

Exponentially Distributed

A statistical term used to describe the time between events in a Poisson point process, where events occur continuously and independently at a constant average rate.

Random Variable

An element with numerical values produced by the uncertainty of events.

Exponential Distribution

A constant probability distribution that models the time intervals between occurrences in a process where events happen continuously, independently, and at a steady average rate.

Density Function

A function that describes the likelihood of a random variable to take on a given value, often used in the context of continuous probability distributions.