Caring for patient on psychiatric unit

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The psychiatric nurse is caring for a patient on the psychiatric unit who is diagnosed with substance abuse. The nurse knows that the patient could be prescribed a drug to treat her alcohol abuse. The nurse knows that this drug blocks the effects of opioids and is used in the treatment of alcohol dependence:

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