This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: What would the home health nurse expect the depressed patient to use in excessive amounts as the ... (Read 13 times)

lunatika

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 548
on: Jul 11, 2018
What would the home health nurse expect the depressed patient to use in excessive amounts as the depression increases?
 
  a. Alcohol
  b. Corticosteroids
  c. Caffeine drinks
  d. Comfort foods

Question 2

An older adult has recently moved to a long-term care facility. The family asks what can be done to ease the transition. What would be the most appropriate suggestion of the nurse?
 
  a. Send cards or gifts instead of personal visits.
  b. Visit and call often to remind the resident that she or he is cared for.
  c. Limit contact for several weeks to encourage independence.
  d. Communicate with the long-term facility's staff to inquire about the resident's well-being.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

tofugiraffe

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 319
Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Tobacco and alcohol are frequently used excessively as depression increases.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Frequent visits and calls by family and friends help maintain self-esteem and self-worth in the newly admitted resident.


lunatika

  • Member
  • Posts: 548
Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

ghepp

  • Member
  • Posts: 361
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.

Did you know?

Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.

Did you know?

In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.

Did you know?

Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.

Did you know?

As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.

Patient with a cerebrovascular accident. Patient with a cerebrovascular accident.
Patient teaching: nail assessment Patient teaching: nail assessment
For ice massage, ice is frozen in a cylindrical container or a paper cup (A). The top half of the cu For ice massage, ice is frozen in a cylindrical container or a paper cup (A). The top half of the cu
Anatomy of the heart. Remember: It is labeled right and left based on the patient’s perspective. Anatomy of the heart. Remember: It is labeled right and left based on the patient’s perspective.
A patient with Cushing’s syndrome (A) before and (B) after receiving treatment. Sharmyn McGraw A patient with Cushing’s syndrome (A) before and (B) after receiving treatment. Sharmyn McGraw
Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals, 4/E Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals, 4/E
Video: Introduction to Photolithography - WC, BLF, PA, Hard and Soft baking

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library