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Alainaaa8

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A home health nurse is concerned about a recently widowed client who is depressed. Which statement about suicide among the elderly population is most accurate?
 
  A) Elderly people use less lethal means to commit suicide.
  B) The percentage of suicides completed by elderly individuals is greater than the percentage of elderly in the population.
  C) Elderly people attempt suicide twice as often as they complete it.
  D) It is normal for elderly individuals to express a desire to die because they have come to terms with their mortality.

Question 2

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia was rehospitalized after a relapse. A priority intervention in designing a discharge plan to prevent relapses will be:
 
  a. helping the patient's family develop tolerance for the cognitive symptoms.
  b. mobilizing the family to provide structure to reduce social dysfunction.
  c. working on self-concept to reduce avolition, anhedonia, and dysphoria.
  d. early identification of signs of impending relapse and coping strategies.



mrphibs

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D
Early identification of signs of impending relapse provides time for intervention with symptom-management techniques and support systems. Symptom self-management promotes personal empowerment.



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