Nr 509 Week 6 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

During the health history the FNP asks a female patient "how many alcoholic drinks do you have a week?" Which answer by the patient would indicate at risk drinking? {Ans: ANS: "No amount of alcohol has been determined to be safe during pregnancy." No amount of alcohol has been determined to be safe for pregnant women. The potential adverse effects of alcohol use for the fetus are well known; women who are pregnant should be screened for alcohol use, and abstinence should be recommended.}Which statement is best for the FNP to use when preparing to administer the abuse assessment screen? A) "We are required by law to ask these questions." B) "We need to talk about whether you feel you have been abused." C) "We are asking these questions because we suspect that you are being abused." D) "We ask the following questions because domestic violence is so common in our society." {Ans: Correct Answer(s): D Feedback: Such an introduction both alerts the woman that questions about domestic violence are coming and makes sure that the woman knows she is not being singled out for these questions.}For persons age 12 years and older which of these illicit substances