The nurse is caring for several patients on a medical-surgical unit. To which patient statement is the nurse most alerted for making a mental health referral?
a. "Since finding out I have cancer, I feel nervous and uneasy all the time."
b. "Sometimes I feel very down about my job, but if I get to the gym and do some exercising, I feel better."
c. "When things really bother me, I just put them right out of my head and go on."
d. "Things at home are just piling up. I just feel so alone and empty inside of me."
ANS: D
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