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Redwolflake15

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on: Jul 19, 2018
Your patient with major depression tells you he suffers from urinary retention. Which medication would be most likely to cause this?
 
  A.
  Amitriptyline
  B.
  Duloxetine
  C.
  Carbamazepine
  D.
  Ritalin

Question 2

You are caring for an older adult who is recently widowed. She says, No one cares if I die. Everyone I ever loved is dead. What is the best response?
 
  A.
  I am sure that you still have people who care about you.
  B.
  You sound like you are feeling all alone.
  C.
  Boy, that is depressing.
  D.
  I don't believe that.


cassie_ragen

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant and is known to cause anticholinergic effects such as urinary retention.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
By translating words into feelings you are helping her focus on why she is feeling low. Responses A and D disavow her reality, and response C expresses the nurse's sense of being overwhelmed.


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