While Creating a Methadone Protocol for a Patient Rehabilitating from Heroin

question 28

Multiple Choice

While creating a methadone protocol for a patient rehabilitating from heroin addiction,the nurse explains that the patient will take methadone:

• A) daily for the rest of his life.
• B) daily until stabilized,then gradually reduce the dose to zero.
• C) weekly for at least 6 months,then decrease the dose to once a month.
• D) monthly for 6 to 10 months,then decrease the dose to zero.

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Definitions:

Hygiene Factors

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Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory

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Maslow's Need Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow, which outlines a hierarchy of human needs from basic (physiological) to higher (self-actualization) needs.

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