On the First Day of a Client's Alcohol Detoxification, Which

question 4

Multiple Choice

On the first day of a client's alcohol detoxification, which nursing intervention should take priority?

• A)Strongly encourage the client to attend 90 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in 90 days.
• B)Educate the client about the biopsychosocial consequences of alcohol abuse.
• C)Administer ordered chlordiazepoxide (Librium) in a dosage according to protocol.
• D)Administer vitamin B₁ to prevent Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

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