As a nurse evaluating your client's progress in managing depression, you would first do which of the following?
a. Check with the night shift regarding sleep patterns and changes in patterns since admission.
b. Ask the provider if the client has made progress in lessening depressive symptoms.
c. Check with the family, and ask what they think about the client's progress.
d. Ask the client to give his or her view of changes that have come about since therapy began.
D
In evaluating a client's progress in managing depression, the nurse should first ask the client to give his or her view of changes that have come about since therapy began. Specific indicators such as stronger sleep patterns, return of appetite, renewed or increasing sense of control and self-worth, and renewed interest in previous or new activities are all good signs of progress. Speaking with family members and other health care providers will not provide an adequate perspective since the client is the only person who can determine if the feelings of depression have reduced.
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