A Client Is Diagnosed with Major Depressive Episode

question 12

Multiple Choice

A client is diagnosed with major depressive episode. Which nursing diagnosis should a nurse assign to this client, to address a behavioral symptom of this disorder?

• A) Altered communication R/T feelings of worthlessness AEB anhedonia
• B) Social isolation R/T poor self-esteem AEB secluding self in room
• C) Altered thought processes R/T hopelessness AEB persecutory delusions
• D) Altered nutrition: less than body requirements R/T high anxiety AEB anorexia

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Definitions:

Synapses

The junctions through which neurons signal to each other or to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands.

Action Potential

A rapid increase and decrease in the voltage across a cellular membrane due to the movement of ions, allowing neurons to transmit signals.

Electrical Charge

A fundamental property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field, categorized into positive and negative types.

Millivolts

A unit of electric potential and electromotive force equal to one thousandth of a volt, commonly used in various electrical and physiological measurements.