Author Question: A blackout is described as a. a comatose period related to alcohol withdrawal. b. a comatose ... (Read 114 times)

Lisaclaire · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A blackout is described as

a. a comatose period related to alcohol withdrawal.
b. a comatose episode associated with alcohol intoxication and poisoning.
c. a time period in which a person who has used alcohol is unresponsive to the environment.
d. an episode in which a person under the influence of alcohol functions normally but later is unable to remember.

Question 2

Which remarks by a 72-year-old patient should prompt the nurse to assess for depression? Select all that apply.

a. Lately I have had a lot of aches and pains and just haven't felt very well.
b. My appetite is better than usual, and I am sleeping about 9 hours a night.
c. People are in and out of my room all day and all night taking my things.
d. Don't ask me to eat. I can't because my stomach is upset all the time.
e. Life is more organized now that I don't live in my own home.

fwbard · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
A blackout is defined as a period of time in which a drinker functions socially but for which there is no memory. The distracters omit aspects of a blackout.

Answer to Question 2

A, C, D
Any of the remarks listed as correct should be enough to trigger use of an assessment tool for depression. Somatic symptoms, delusions of persecution, and nihilistic delusions are more common in late-onset depression than in early-onset depression. The other options do not suggest symptoms of mental disorder.