Greene is an 85-year-old male placed on a 5150 by the crisis team after his nurse called them. He has taken a fall in his driveway after his dialysis. He has end-stage kidney disease, diabetes, and a history of myocardial infarction 4 years ago. He was living alone until his home health nurse found him crying out in pain, clutching onto his leg in the kitchen. “I’m so tired,” he says.
Nortriptyline and some tricyclic antidepressants may be helpful with neuropathic pain but are often contraindicated in elderly clients such as Mr. Greene because (select the best answer)

The nurse assesses the speech pattern of the patient’s:

Edward is a 20-year-old college student. The student’s roommates tell the school nurse that their friend has seemed more moody than usual since a grandparent died of a COVID-19 infection last month. They also report that the patient sleeps all day and sometimes doesn’t wake up until noon or later. They tell the nurse that they invite the patient to go with them to the dining hall most meals, but he declines most of the time and, when he does go, he will only eat a few bites. Edward admits to feeling “empty most days” in the last month and has skipped many of his classes due to feeling “too tired to attend.” Edward reports that he “doesn’t do much most days” and that “nothing is really fun anymore.”
When Edward enters the “Grief Support Group,” he discusses how frustrating it is and says, “I would like to punch my aunt for not calling me first and letting me know what was happening.” This statement can reflect what stage of grief according to Kubler-Ross (select the best answer):

A client is taking an MAOI inhibitor such as Nardil, an old class of antidepressant rarely used because of food interactions with items such as (choose the correct answer):

Tiffany is a 16-year-old teenager who has obsessive-compulsive disorder and continually washes her hands until they are cracked and bleeding. She was placed on the inpatient unit on a 5150 after a recent suicide attempt in which she overdosed on her mother’s sleeping pills in the medicine cabinet. She is medically stable and receiving treatment for Major Depression and OCD. You are her assigned nurse, and when you approach her room, you hear her in the bathroom washing her hands.
The nurse investigates triggers to Tiffany’s anxiety and rituals by asking (choose the best answer):

The risk of experiencing serotonin syndrome is increased when SSRIs are given with monoamine oxidase inhibitors such as phenelzine (Nardil). Serotonin syndrome is best characterized in which of the following?

The risk of experiencing serotonin syndrome is increased when SSRIs are given with monoamine oxidase inhibitors such as phenelzine (Nardil). Serotonin syndrome is best characterized in which of the following?

The nurse is evaluating if a patient who made a suicide attempt several days ago is recovering. Which observation suggests the patient’s mood is improving? (Choose the correct answer)

Greene is an 85-year-old male placed on a 5150 by the crisis team after his nurse called them. He has taken a fall in his driveway after his dialysis. He has end-stage kidney disease, diabetes, and a history of myocardial infarction 4 years ago. He was living alone until his home health nurse found him crying out in pain, clutching onto his leg in the kitchen. “I’m so tired,” he says.
Nortriptyline and some tricyclic antidepressants may be helpful with neuropathic pain but are often contraindicated in elderly clients such as Mr. Greene because (select the best answer)

Mr. Jones is a 55-year-old divorced white male who was recently fired from his job. He lives alone in an apartment, and his sister, who lives nearby, called the police when she found no food in his refrigerator, his house was in shambles, and he threatened “to shoot himself.” When the police arrived, they placed him on an involuntary hold 5150 for danger to self (DTS). You are his admitting nurse in Psychiatric Emergency. In the ambulance, his blood pressure is 180/96, his pulse is 96, respirations are 20 with pulse ox at 99%, and his temperature is 98.6. He looks down and is moving around a lot in his chair.
Mr. Jones endorses these common symptoms of major depression (select all that apply):

What statement is true regarding the “Diathesis-Stress Model of Depression”? (select the correct answer)