●Depression Correct Answer is an alteration in mood that is
expressed by feelings of sadness, despair, and pessimism.
●Depression is the oldest and one of the most frequently
diagnosed psychiatric illnesses.
●Transient symptoms are normal, healthy responses to everyday
disappointments in life.
●Pathological depression occurs when adaptation is ineffective.
●Mood is also called affect.
A nurse is caring for a client with suicidal tendencies. Which
client outcome would be the best indicator of the effectiveness
of the nursing interventions? Correct Answer The client has
avoided self-harm.
Rationale: If the client has avoided self-harm, then the nursing
intervention was successful.
Epidemiology Correct Answer ●In 2019, 18.5% of adults
reported feelings of depression in the last 2 weeks.
●Prevalence is increasing among U.S. teens.
●Up to 50% of all depressions may be bipolar illness.
Historical Perspective Correct Answer ●Many ancient cultures
believed in the supernatural or divine origin of mood disorders.
, ●Hippocrates believed that melancholia was caused by an
excess of black bile, a heavily toxic substance produced in the
spleen or intestine, that affected the brain.
The nurse is assessing a client's risk for suicide using the IS
PATH WARM acronym. Which term would the "R" represent in
this pneumonic? Correct Answer Recklessness
Rationale: The "R" in IS PATH WARM represents
"recklessness." The client engages in reckless or risky behaviors
with little thought of consequences.
The nurse is caring for a client who has suicidal thoughts. Which
action by the nurse would be the primary intervention? Correct
Answer The nurse would create a safe environment for the
client.
Rationale: Creating a safe and calm environment for the client
should be the primary intervention by the nurse. The nurse
should remove all potentially harmful objects from patient's
access (sharp objects, straps, belts, ties, glass items, alcohol).
This helps decrease the risk of violence in the client.
The nurse is caring for a client with a high risk of suicide.
Which intervention would be most effective for the nurse to
implement to prevent the client from self-harm? Correct
Answer Provide one-to-one contact
Rationale: Providing one-to-one contact reduces the likelihood
that the high-risk client will carry out suicide.
The nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which characteristic
may increase the client's risk of attempting suicide? Correct
Answer A client with financial strain
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