Reports new onset trouble sleeping and eating

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A patient is recovering from a 6-month fentanyl addiction. Three weeks after ceasing use, the patient seems increasingly angry and reports new onset trouble sleeping and eating. Which strategy would the nurse include in a plan of care? Evaluate the patient using the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal scale. Assess the patient for signs and symptoms of fentanyl withdrawal. Refer the patient to a residential treatment program to prevent relapse. Discuss healthy coping mechanisms that the patient can use in place of substances.Which response by a patient recovering from alcohol misuse indicates that the patient has achieved the goal of developing healthy coping mechanisms to prevent relapse into previous alcohol use behaviors? "I exercise whenever I feel like I want to drink." "I know what triggers my desire to drink now." "I limit the time I spend with my friends who drink." "I take my disulfiram every day to help me avoid drinking."

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