A Nurse Finds a New Patient Uncommunicative About Recent Life

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse finds a new patient uncommunicative about recent life events.The nurse suspects marital and economic problems.The social worker's assessment is not available.The most effective action the nurse can take is to:

• A)ask the patient who shares a room with him or her.
• B)consult Axis IV of the DSM-IV-TR in the medical record.
• C)focus questions on the topics of marital and economic issues.
• D)delay discussion of these topics until the social worker's assessment is available.

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