A student nurse caring for a depressed client reads in the client's medical record: "This client clearly
shows the vegetative signs of depression.".
The nursing diagnoses that most clearly relate to the
vegetative signs include (more than one answer may be correct)
A. imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements.
B. chronic low self-esteem.
C. disturbed sleep pattern.
D. sexual dysfunction.
E. self-care deficit.
F. constipation.
A, C, D, E, F
Rationale: Vegetative signs of depression are alterations in body processes necessary to support life
and growth, such as eating, sleeping, elimination, and sexual activity. These diagnoses are more
closely related to vegetative signs than diagnoses associated with feelings about self (option B).
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