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Beheh

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The hospice nurse is visiting the older adult wife of a client 4 weeks after the client died. Which comment by the wife concerns the hospice nurse the most?
 
  A) I haven't started cleaning out my husband's closet yet.
  B) It is so hard to think that I won't see my husband again.
  C) Sometimes I just sit and cry.
  D) Eating alone is so lonely. I just lose my appetite when I think about it.

Question 2

An older adult client informs the nurse, I just don't feel like myself. I cry so easily and my mobility is so bad from my degenerative disk disease in my back.  What factor is most likely contributing to the client's depression?
 
  A) Pain
  B) Shortness of breath
  C) Hearing loss
  D) Diminished vision



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
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The psychosocial aspects of eating alone after the death of a spouse can lead to problems in maintaining adequate nutrition. Leaving the closet untouched, missing her husband, and crying 4 weeks after the loss are normal grieving responses.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Many factors place an older adult at risk for depression, including recent bereavement, a change in environment, alcohol or substance use, and chronic pain.




Beheh

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


olderstudent

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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