The nurse wants to assess a patient with major depression for disturbances in circadian rhythms. Select the best question for this aspect of the assessment
a. "Have you ever seen or heard things that others do not?"
b. "What are your worst and best times of day?"
c. "How would you describe your thinking?"
d. "Do you think your memory is failing?"
B
Mood changes throughout the day may be related to circadian rhythm disturbances. Questions about sleep pattern are also relevant to circadian rhythms. The distracters apply to assessment for illusions and hallucinations, thought processes, and memory.
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