A client with Parkinson disease develops depression. What education would the nurse provide to the client's family?
1. "Depression is a common problem with Parkinson disease."
2. "Depression is very easy to treat, and a wide variety of medications are available."
3. "Eventually anyone who has a brain disease will develop depression."
4. "The depression is most likely a side effect of the medications taken to treat the symptoms."
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Over half of the clients with Parkinson disease present with clinical depression.
Rationale 2: Although depression is treatable with medication, stating this does not help the family to understand what is happening to the client.
Rationale 3: Clients with a neurological illness do not always develop depression.
Rationale 4: Medications used to treat Parkinson disease do not cause depression.
Global Rationale: Over half of the clients with Parkinson disease present with clinical depression. Although depression is treatable with medication, stating this does not help the family to understand what is happening to the client. Clients with a neurological illness do not always develop depression. Medications used to treat Parkinson disease do not cause depression.
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