A client who is attending a Narcotics Anonymous (NA)program asks the nurse what the most important initial goal of attending the meetings is. How should the nurse respond?
A)"The most important initial goal is to admit that you have a problem."
B)"The most important initial goal is to learn problem-solving skills."
C)"The most important initial goal is to take a personal moral inventory."
D)"The most important initial goal is to make amends to people you have hurt."

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A)The key initial outcome for clients in NA and similar 12-step substance abuse programs is to admit they have a problem with drugs or alcohol. Clients will be unable to participate fully in a recovery program until they can admit that they have a substance abuse problem, admit the extent of that problem, and acknowledge how abuse has impacted their lives. Learning problem-solving skills is a later outcome for a substance abuse program. Taking a moral inventory and making amends are the fourth and eighth steps of Narcotics Anonymous and would not be initial outcomes.
B)The key initial outcome for clients in NA and similar 12-step substance abuse programs is to admit they have a problem with drugs or alcohol. Clients will be unable to participate fully in a recovery program until they can admit that they have a substance abuse problem, admit the extent of that problem, and acknowledge how abuse has impacted their lives. Learning problem-solving skills is a later outcome for a substance abuse program. Taking a moral inventory and making amends are the fourth and eighth steps of Narcotics Anonymous and would not be initial outcomes.
C)The key initial outcome for clients in NA and similar 12-step substance abuse programs is to admit they have a problem with drugs or alcohol. Clients will be unable to participate fully in a recovery program until they can admit that they have a substance abuse problem, admit the extent of that problem, and acknowledge how abuse has impacted their lives. Learning problem-solving skills is a later outcome for a substance abuse program. Taking a moral inventory and making amends are the fourth and eighth steps of Narcotics Anonymous and would not be initial outcomes.
D)The key initial outcome for clients in NA and similar 12-step substance abuse programs is to admit they have a problem with drugs or alcohol. Clients will be unable to participate fully in a recovery program until they can admit that they have a substance abuse problem, admit the extent of that problem, and acknowledge how abuse has impacted their lives. Learning problem-solving skills is a later outcome for a substance abuse program. Taking a moral inventory and making amends are the fourth and eighth steps of Narcotics Anonymous and would not be initial outcomes.

A Client Who Is Attending a Narcotics Anonymous (NA)program Asks