The home health nurse interviews the 70-year-old male patient about possible suicidal ideation after the patient:
a. asks for assistance in writing a will.
b. voices the intention to visit his brother.
c. donates excess clothing to charity.
d. asks the young widow next door for a dinner date.
Question 2
The home health nurse assesses the depressed 80-year-old widow very carefully for signs of substance abuse; indicators of substance abuse can easily be missed because these signs:
a. occur only in the late evening or nighttime.
b. are not particularly harmful to the older adult.
c. mimic changes anticipated with the aging process.
d. are disguised by the patient.
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
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