Nancy and Bill Jones are concerned that Bill's father may be developing depression. In questioning the couple, which of the following statements would support their concern?
A) Bill's father has been crying off and on now for over 2 weeks since his wife died. He's also still having trouble sleeping.
B) Bill's father is agitated and anxious; he's been that way for a month now since his wife died.
C) It's been over 2 months now since his wife died and Bill's father keeps crying; he can't eat, and he can't sleep.
D) Bill's Mom's funeral was last week, and Bill's Dad hasn't been able to eat or sleep since then.
Question 2
The nurse is assessing Mr. Brown, who has a history of heavy drinking and who lost his wife to cancer during the previous year. Mr. Brown reports that he isn't getting as much sleep as he used to when he was younger.
In order to determine if the change in Mr. Brown's sleep pattern is related to normal aging or depression, the nurse would need to ask Mr. Brown:
A) How much did you sleep when you were younger?
B) Is it hard for you to fall asleep or remain asleep during the night?
C) Why do you think you continue to ingest so much alcohol?
D) What used to help you go to sleep?
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