Which of the following questions by the nurse in a general medical setting would be BEST to elicit information to assess for depression?
a. "You look sad. Is something wrong?"
b. "Are you depressed about this illness?"
c. "How are you feeling today?"
d. "Tell me how things have been going lately."
D
The best question to elicit information to assess for depression would be, "Tell me how things have been going lately." Using an open-ended question is best for eliciting feelings.
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