A Patient Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder Repeatedly Tells Staff

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder repeatedly tells staff members, "I have cancer. It's my punishment for being a bad person." Diagnostic tests reveal no cancer. Select the priority nursing diagnosis.

• A) Powerlessness
• B) Risk for suicide
• C) Stress overload
• D) Spiritual distress

Understand the factors contributing to infant mortality and how it can be reduced.

Recognize the importance of prenatal care in reducing risks of low birth weight.

Understand the causes and prevention strategies for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Identify the needs and proper care practices for low-birth-weight infants.

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Definitions:

Implement Decisions

The act of putting into action or executing the resolutions or choices made.

Historical Time Period

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Social Environment

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Information Processing Theory

A theory in psychology that likens the human mind to a computer, focusing on how people process stimuli that they encounter, including how they attend to, perceive, remember, and retrieve information.