QUESTION 17 OF 20

How would respond to a substance abuse patient having a seizure or other life-threatening event because of withdrawal? Should you deny him and teach him a lesson or give him what he needs?

This is a stupid question, but it is just an example. Nevertheless, there are many stupid questions you could be asked, and this is just one of them. There's no right answer, but only the right attitude. You can never go wrong putting your patient first, as an answer to any question--stupid or otherwise.

"My job is not to teach anyone a lesson. My job is to render objective care for my patient's well-being. If that means finding a remedy that doesn't encourage his addiction, that's what I'll do. If it means giving him something--even the abused substance--to mitigate his life-threatening withdrawal, that becomes part of my legitimate treatment. My mission is to render care while, above all, causing no harm."

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How would respond to a substance abuse patient having a seizure or other life-threatening event because of withdrawal? Should you deny him and teach him a lesson or give him what he needs?

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