A nurse holds the hand of a client who is withdrawing from alcohol.What is the nurse's rationale for this intervention?
A) To assess for emotional strength
B) To assess for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
C) To assess for tachycardia
D) To assess for fine tremors

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The nurse is most likely assessing the client for fine tremors secondary to alcohol withdrawal.Withdrawal from alcohol can also cause headache,insomnia,transient hallucinations,depression,irritability,anxiety,elevated blood pressure,sweating,tachycardia,malaise,coarse tremors,and seizure activity.

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