Author Question: A home health nurse visits an elderly client. The spouse reports that the client has recently begun ... (Read 209 times)

anshika · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A home health nurse visits an elderly client. The spouse reports that the client has recently begun to behave in an abusive manner and describes catastrophic reactions to minor events.

The nurse assesses the client for which of the following as the MOST likely source of these behaviors? a. hypotension
b. oversedation from medication
c. untreated pain
d. new onset of schizophrenia

Question 2

Complementary therapy is especially suitable to nursing because both practices approach the concept of health:

A) Medically.
B) Holistically.
C) Diagnostically.
D) Nontraditionally.

cswans24 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Clinically relevant symptoms of anxiety and depression are often comorbid with physical health problems. Recent studies of agitation among the cognitively impaired have shown that many of the behaviors that have been identified as abusive or as catastrophic reactions may, in fact, be the result of untreated pain. Chronic illness results in disability and chronic pain, and anxious and depressive symptoms may be a barometer of the discomfort rather than a mental disorder.

Answer to Question 2

B