CRNE Canadian Registered Nurse

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A nurse is assessing a client who is admitted due to depression. The most appropriate question to ask the client is which of the following?
  1. “Do you experience a sense of impending doom when you’re out of the house?”
  2. “Do you find it hard to enjoy things that you used to?”
  3. “Are you easily angered?”
  4. “Are you hearing voices?”
Explanation
Answer: B - The depressed client would usually demonstrate decreased interest in activities of daily living, an inability to enjoy things that used to interest him, and social withdrawal. Option A is appropriately asked of a client with panic disorder, option C is asked of a client with mania, and option D is asked of a client with schizophrenia.
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