Post Test 11-Changing Relationships in the Family

Objectives:

1. To recognize the shifting family dynamics during recovery
2. To understand the challenge of reestablishing trust
3. To identify ways to improve family communication patterns
4. To identify individual needs of other family members

Post Test 12-Interrupting Relapse

Objectives:

1. To identify support people who are willing to intervene in the relapse process
2. To identify actions that can interrupt relapse and incorporate them into a contract
3. To use personal relapse warning signs to analyze an experienced relapse

Post Test 13-Sleep Disruption, Rest, and Work Schedules

Objectives:

1. To explain the phenomenon of sleep disruption during recovery
2. To identify the effects of sleep disruption or deprivation on concentration and work performance
3. To understand the significance of regular work schedules

Post Test 14-Building and Keeping New Social Networks

Objectives:

1. To recognize enabling people and environments at work
2. To establish healthy boundaries between work and personal life
3. To identify ways to protect oneself from an unhealthy prevailing climate

Post Test 15-Self-Care in the Workplace

Objectives:

1. To explain the importance of self-care for caregivers
2. To complete an assessment of current self-care activities
3. To discuss barriers and protective strategies for improved self-care in the workplace

Post Test 16-Health Habits

Objectives:

1. To identify basic principles of developing good health habits
2. To rate yourself on five categories of health habits
3. To develop realistic steps for improvement

Post Test 17-Medication Management in Emergency Situations

Objectives:

1. To understand the risk for relapse associated with management of acute pain in medical emergencies
2. To identify high-risk medications
3. To develop a plan to prevent relapse

Post Test 18-Chronic Pain Management

Objectives:

1. To differentiate between acute and chronic pain
2. To develop chronic pain management strategies

Post Test 19-Healthy Boundaries

Objectives:

1. To recognize potential and actual violation of boundaries between nurse and patient
2. To recognize the heightened feelings and emotional vulnerability common in early recovery
3. To identify helpful responses to use when patients cross boundaries of intimacy

Post Test 20-Depression

Objectives:

1. To increase awareness of the existence of depression as a concurrent illness associated with chemical dependency
2. To recognize the importance of appropriate professional treatment for persons with dual diagnoses