The PMHNP is seeing a patient with Alprazolam Use Disorder (…

The PMHNP is seeing a patient with Alprazolam Use Disorder (severe) admitted to inpatient stabilization.  The patient has been dependent of benzodiazepines for the past three years.  What are the two primary strategies for treating sedative withdrawal?  (Select all that apply)

The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s Patient Placeme…

The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s Patient Placement Criteria defines substance use treatment on a continuum that contains five levels of care.  Which of the following is considered to be level II on the continuum ranging from nine hours to twenty hours or more of services per week?

A client presents to your office with a history of schizophr…

A client presents to your office with a history of schizophrenia. He has been stable on Haloperidol 10mg TID for over a year. You notice a shuffling gate when he ambulates. Physical assessment findings are positive for cogwheeling, muscle rigidity, and bilateral upper extremity rhythmic movement. You suspect the client is experiencing ______ and recommend ________.