A Priority Nursing Intervention for a Patient Diagnosed with Major

question 1

Multiple Choice

A priority nursing intervention for a patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder is:

• A) distracting the patient from self-absorption.
• B) carefully and inconspicuously observing the patient around the clock.
• C) allowing the patient to spend long periods alone in self-reflection.
• D) offering opportunities for the patient to assume a leadership role in the therapeutic milieu.

Understand the physiological variations in vital signs across different age groups and the implications for nursing care.

Skill in performing detailed assessments of vital signs, recognizing normal and abnormal findings.

Understand the implications of auscultatory gap in blood pressure measurement and its potential effects.

Knowledge of proper techniques for measuring temperature in various patient populations and settings.

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