Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders no. 5088

Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders no. 5088

QUESTION: Clonidine (Catapres) can be used to treat conditions other than hypertension. For which of the following conditions might the drug be administered?

✘

O a.) Phencyclidine (PCP) intoxication

✘

O b.) Alcohol withdrawal

✓

O c.) Opioid withdrawal

✘

O d.) Cocaine withdrawal

RATIONALE

RATIONALE: Clonidine is used as adjunctive therapy in opioid withdrawal. Benzodiazepines such as chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and neuroleptic agents such as haloperidol are used to treat alcohol withdrawal. Benzodiazepines and neuroleptic agents are typically used to treat PCP intoxication. Antidepressants and medications with dopaminergic activity in the brain, such as fluoxetine (Prozac), are used to treat cocaine withdrawal.
NURSING PROCESS STEP: Planning
CLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Physiological integrity
CLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: Pharmacological and parenteral therapies
COGNITIVE LEVEL: Application