The nurse notes that an older client is withdrawn and has lost weight over the last few weeks. What should the nurse suggest to help this client?
1. Setting firm limits
2. Maintaining a calm quiet approach
3. Talking about feelings of depression
4. Attending the bingo game in the dining room
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Rationale 1: Setting firm limits would be appropriate if the client were angry.
Rationale 2: Maintaining a calm quiet approach would be appropriate if the client were anxious.
Rationale 3: Talking about feelings of depression will encourage more feelings of depression.
Rationale 4: For a client experiencing depression, activity lifts the mood, focuses outside the client's feelings, and decreasesdepression.
Global Rationale: For a client experiencing depression, activity lifts the mood, focuses outside the client's feelings, and decreases depression.Setting firm limits would be appropriate if the client were angry. Maintaining a calm quiet approach would be appropriate if the client were anxious. Talking about feelings of depression will encourage more feelings of depression.
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