Author Question: Which of the following questions by the nurse in a general medical setting would be BEST to elicit ... (Read 55 times)

torybrooks · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which of the following questions by the nurse in a general medical setting would be BEST to elicit information to assess for depression?

a. You look sad. Is something wrong?
b. Are you depressed about this illness?
c. How are you feeling today?
d. Tell me how things have been going lately.

Question 2

You are the nurse working with a client who has been diagnosed with major depression. When this client demonstrates that she is able to care for her own basic physical and personal needs, you will move to which of the following roles?

a. nurse agency
b. self-care agency
c. supportive-educative role
d. terminative-referring role

robbielu01 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The best question to elicit information to assess for depression would be, Tell me how things have been going lately. Using an open-ended question is best for eliciting feelings.

Answer to Question 2

C
When the client begins to be able to care for her basic physical and personal needs, the nurse will move to a supportive-educative role. This type of role focuses on enhancing the client's ability both to carry on effectively without nursing support and to rise above the feelings of depression that brought on the initial deficit in self-care.