Question 1

A nurse is assessing a client who is admitted due to depression. The most appropriate question to ask the client is which of the following?
A)"Do you experience a sense of impending doom when you're out of the house?"
B)"Do you find it hard to enjoy things that you used to?"
C)"Are you easily angered?"
D)"Are you hearing voices?"

Accepted Answer

The depressed client would usually demonstrate decreased interest in activities of daily living, an inability to enjoy things that used to interest him, and social withdrawal. Option A is appropriately asked ofa client with panic disorder, option C is asked ofa client with mania, and option D is asked ofa client with schizophrenia.

Question 2

A newly-admitted male client with depression refuses to interact with anyone and prefers to sit alone during meals. A nurse observes that the client barely touched his meals. Which of the following nursing actions is the most correct for this case?
A)Insist that the client eat meals with the rest of the group.
B)Allow the client to eat in the bedroom until he gets used to the environment, staff, and other clients.
C)Sit with the client during meals and offer smaller meals.
D)Allow the client to choose the best time and place where he can have hismeals.

Accepted Answer

A client with depression is commonly withdrawn, with a diminished appetite. The best action of the nurse is to sit with the client and offer smaller meals, as a way to establish a trusting relationship and encourage nutrition. Insisting the client do something he is not ready to do, allowing him to eatalone in the bedroom, and allowing the client to choose meal times may all reinforcedepression.

Quiz 2: Partnership

A nurse is assessing a client who is admitted due to depression. The most appropriate question to ask the client is which of the following?

A newly-admitted male client with depression refuses to interact with anyone and prefers to sit alone during meals. A nurse observes that the client barely touched his meals. Which of the following nursing actions is the most correct for this case?