During a depressed client's admission assessment, she makes the statement to the nurse, "I don't see how there's any possible way out of this. I don't feel like things are ever going to get any better for me."
This statement would provide evidence for what nursing diagnosis?
A) Risk for Complicated Grieving related to depression as evidence by the client's statement that there is "no possible way out of this"
B) Hopelessness related to depression as evidence by the client's statement that things will never get any better
C) Chronic Low Self-Esteem related to depression as evidence by the client's statement that things will never get any better
D) Stress Overload related to depression as evidence by the client's statement that there is "no possible way out of this"
Ans: B
Feedback:
This client's statement is best characterized as expressing hopelessness. There is no indication that the client's self-esteem is chronically low. Stress overload and grief are plausible diagnoses in individuals with depression but neither is directly suggested by this client's statements.
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