The nurse is teaching staff at a long-term health care facility about depression in older adults. Which comment by staff indicates to the nurse the need for further teaching?
1. "Inability to organize and abstract information may indicate depression in older adults."
2. "Depressed older adults may exhibit an excessive preoccupation with chronic constipation or pain."
3. "Sadness or feeling blue are normal aspects of the aging process and are not a cause for concern."
4. "Lack of interest or apathy may be a sign of depression in older adults."
3
Rationale: Depressed older adults may feel they are supposed to feel sad or blue as they age; however, these are not normal aspects of the aging process. Depression may be exhibited in older adults by a preoccupation with physical symptoms such as chronic pain or constipation—called somatization. Loss of executive function such as the inability to sequence, organize, or abstract information as well as loss of interest and apathy may indicate depression in older adults.
You might also like to view...
The nurse has received end of shift report in the high-risk maternity unit. Which client should the nurse see first?
1. 26 weeks' gestation with placenta previa experiencing blood on toilet tissue after a bowel movement 2. 30 weeks' gestation with placenta previa whose fetal monitor strip shows late decelerations 3. 35 weeks' gestation with grade I abruptio placentae in labor who has a strong urge to push 4. 37 weeks' gestation with pregnancy-induced hypertension whose membranes ruptured spontaneously
65% of 800 = _____
a. 52 b. 5.20 c. 520 d. 480
A client with heart disease and diabetes tells the nurse that she takes herbal supplements. The nurse realizes that the client should avoid ingesting which of the following supplements?
1. Dandelion root 2. Licorice 3. Garlic 4. Ginger
A patient learning that her newborn baby has a genetic disorder tells the nurse that it was because a stranger gave her baby the "evil eye." What should this information suggest to the nurse?
1. The patient's culture supports the notion that a stranger looking at the baby caused the disorder. 2. The patient needs psychiatric counseling. 3. The patient is not going to be a good mother since she permits strangers around the baby. 4. Healthcare dollars should not be spent trying to change this patient's opinion of why the baby has a genetic disorder.