When the home care nurse visits a 78-year-old female client who is recently widowed and finds that the home is cluttered with trash and the client appears sad and disheveled, the nurse should assess the patient for symptoms of

A) Fatigue
B) Presbyopia
C) Drug overdose
D) Depression


Ans: D

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