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Chapter 16 What Would You Do? Critical Thinking Case STudies

Critical-Thinking Questions about Case Studies

 Refer to Depression: Part 3

 

1. Depression is often associated with loss in a person’s life circumstances. What are the losses that this nurse can identify that this client has experienced?

2. .What are the indications that the nurse needs to prioritize safety as the main issue in care planning for this client?

3. The client reports that he plans to suffocate himself with his bedsheets. If setting the ideal environment for the client, how would the nurse go about ensuring that this does not happen?

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