An 80-Year-Old Patient with Diminishing Cognitive Function Is Being Discharged

question 2

Multiple Choice

An 80-year-old patient with diminishing cognitive function is being discharged into the care of his 72-year-old spouse.The nurse recognizes that besides the spouse's physical ability to provide appropriate care,there is a need to evaluate the:

• A)couple's financial resources.
• B)couple's social support system.
• C)spouse's cognitive level of function.
• D)patient's long-term health prognosis.

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Definitions:

Energizing Effect

The invigorating impact or outcome on physical or psychological states, often resulting from various stimuli or activities.

Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitors

A class of drugs typically used as antidepressants that function by increasing serotonin levels in the brain by inhibiting its reuptake into the presynaptic cell.

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

A class of medications that inhibit the activity of monoamine oxidase enzymes, used in the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders by increasing the levels of certain neurotransmitters in the brain.

Tricyclics

A class of antidepressant drugs that work by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine, thereby increasing the levels of these neurotransmitters in the brain.