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jjjetplane · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse is assessing an older adult patient with cardiovascular disease who has been prescribed a calcium channel blocker. Why does the nurse consider that the patient may be at risk for depression?

1. Use of a calcium channel blocker increases risk for depression.
2. Chronic illness increases risk for depression.
3. Older age increases risk for depression.
4. Cardiac rehabilitation increases risk for depression.

Question 2

A nurse in a long-term care facility is seeing a 79-year-old patient who has schizophrenia and has been prescribed a benzodiazepine for agitation. For which factor will the nurse assess the patient following administration of the benzodiazepine?

Select all that apply.
1. Mobility issues
2. Physical decline
3. Tardive dyskinesia
4. Cognitive impairment
5. Long-term memory loss

bfulkerson77 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2
Explanation: Chronic illness, particularly heart disease and diabetes, is associated with a high risk of depression. Adults over 60 are not at greater risk of depression than younger adults. Beta blockers, not calcium channel blockers, have been associated with depression. Cardiac rehabilitation activities have not been associated with depression risk.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 1, 4
Explanation: Mobility issues, particularly the risk of falling, can be related to the use of benzodiazepines. Short-term cognitive impairments have also been associated with use of benzodiazepines. Tardive dyskinesia is a risk with first generation antipsychotics. Physical decline is associated with aging. Long-term memory loss is associated with particular conditions such as dementia but is not characteristic of either benzodiazepine use or schizophrenia.