Author Question: Planned interventions for a severely depressed client should include a. allowing the client to ... (Read 87 times)

karateprodigy · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Planned interventions for a severely depressed client should include

a. allowing the client to remain alone if he or she prefers.
b. careful unobtrusive observation around the clock.
c. encouraging the client to spend a major portion of each day in bed.
d. opportunities to assume a leadership role in the therapeutic milieu.

Question 2

A client has inferred that her symptoms of depression are related to an imbalance of yin and yang. A
query that should elicit information to guide treatment and nursing care designed to accommodate
the client's culture is

a. Are you concerned about treatment in a hospital setting?
b. Are you willing to take Western medications to treat your illness?
c. Who should receive information about your health problems?
d. What foods should a person with this illness eat?

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

Answer to Question 1

B
Approximately two thirds of depressed people contemplate suicide. Depressed clients who exhibit
feelings of worthlessness are at higher risk. Regular planned observations of the depressed client
may prevent a suicide attempt on the unit.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Accommodation involves including neutral health practices in the client's plan of care. A diet that
addresses correcting yin and yang imbalance would probably be psychologically helpful and would
not be likely to interfere with Western medical treatment with selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors. Options A and C are not relevant to accommodation of diverse cultural health practices.
Option B would be more related to restructuring.