Depressive Disorders: Mental Health
Nursing (Exam #2) Questions with
Accurate Solutions.
What percentage of women experience feeling the "blues" after delivering?
a. 5-10%
b. 20-30%
c. 40-45%
d. 50-85% - Answer d. 50-85%
Margaret, age 68, is a widow of 6 months. Since her husband died, her sister reports that
Margaret has become socially withdrawn, has lost weight, and does little more each day than
visit the cemetery where her husband was buried. She told her sister today that she "didn't
have anything more to live for." She has been hospitalized with Major Depressive Disorder. The
priority nursing diagnosis for Margaret would be:
a. imbalanced nutrition; less than body requirements
b. complicated grieving
c. risk for suicide
d. social isolation - Answer c. risk for suicide
The physician orders sertaline (Zoloft) 50 mg PO BID for Margaret, a 68 year old woman with
MDD. After 3 days of taking the medication, Margaret tells the nurse "I don't think this medicine
is doing any good. I don't feel a bit better". What is the most appropriate response?
a. "Cheer up, you have so much to be happy about"
b. "Sometimes it takes a few weeks for the medicine to bring about an improvement in
symptoms"
c. "I'll report that to the physician, maybe he will order something different"
d. Try not to dwell on your symptoms, why don't you join the others in the day room?" - Answer
b. "Sometimes it takes a few weeks for the medicine to bring about an improvement in
symptoms"
The goal of cognitive therapy with depressed clients is to:
a. Identify and change dysfunctional patterns of thinking
Nursing (Exam #2) Questions with
Accurate Solutions.
What percentage of women experience feeling the "blues" after delivering?
a. 5-10%
b. 20-30%
c. 40-45%
d. 50-85% - Answer d. 50-85%
Margaret, age 68, is a widow of 6 months. Since her husband died, her sister reports that
Margaret has become socially withdrawn, has lost weight, and does little more each day than
visit the cemetery where her husband was buried. She told her sister today that she "didn't
have anything more to live for." She has been hospitalized with Major Depressive Disorder. The
priority nursing diagnosis for Margaret would be:
a. imbalanced nutrition; less than body requirements
b. complicated grieving
c. risk for suicide
d. social isolation - Answer c. risk for suicide
The physician orders sertaline (Zoloft) 50 mg PO BID for Margaret, a 68 year old woman with
MDD. After 3 days of taking the medication, Margaret tells the nurse "I don't think this medicine
is doing any good. I don't feel a bit better". What is the most appropriate response?
a. "Cheer up, you have so much to be happy about"
b. "Sometimes it takes a few weeks for the medicine to bring about an improvement in
symptoms"
c. "I'll report that to the physician, maybe he will order something different"
d. Try not to dwell on your symptoms, why don't you join the others in the day room?" - Answer
b. "Sometimes it takes a few weeks for the medicine to bring about an improvement in
symptoms"
The goal of cognitive therapy with depressed clients is to:
a. Identify and change dysfunctional patterns of thinking
