The nurse is teaching staff at a long-term health care facility about depression in older adults. Which comment by a staff member indicates the need for further teaching?
1. "Lack of interest or apathy may be a sign of depression in older adults."
2. "Inability to organize and extract information may indicate depression in older adults."
3. "Sadness or feeling blue are normal aspects of the aging process and are not a cause for concern."
4. "Older adults with depression may exhibit an excessive preoccupation with chronic constipation or pain."
Answer: 3
Explanation: 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 constipationâ€"called somatization. Loss of executive function, which includes the ability to sequence, organize, or extract information, as well as loss of interest and apathy may indicate depression in older adults.
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