
A novice nurse on the chemical dependence unit mentions,"The drugs of abuse all seem to cause patients to become violent." The best reply would be:
A) "Violence is usually associated with abuse rather than with drug withdrawal."
B) "There are abused drugs, such as heroin, that rarely produce violent behavior."
C) "The observation is generally true since most abusers have observable antisocial tendencies."
D) "Ineffective nursing actions toward patients are more responsible for violence than drugs are."
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