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:

Fixed Interval Schedule

A reinforcement strategy in behavioral psychology where rewards are delivered at consistent, predetermined intervals of time.

Administer Rewards

The process of allocating incentives or benefits to individuals or groups based on their performance or achievements.

Uneven

Lacking uniformity, consistency, or equivalence; not even or balanced in distribution or arrangement.

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