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809779 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

An elderly patient informs the nurse, I just don't feel like myself. I cry so easily and my mobility is so bad from my degenerative disc disease in my back. What factor is most likely contributing to the patient's depression?

A) Pain
B) Shortness of breath
C) Hearing loss
D) Diminished vision

Question 2

Which of the following activities performed by an elderly patient would make the patient's family suspicious of the onset of dementia?

A) The patient's air conditioning is broken and he has not reported it
B) The patient is an accountant and has had three episodes of bookkeeping errors
C) The patient has not attended church services for one month
D) The patient has become confused with medications since two new medications were added