Which Nursing Diagnosis Would Most Likely Apply to Both a Patient

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which nursing diagnosis would most likely apply to both a patient with depression and one with acute mania?

• A)Deficient diversional activity
• B)Disturbed sleep pattern
• C)Fluid volume excess
• D)Defensive coping

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Definitions:

Narcolepsy

A chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep, often linked to a deficiency in the brain's regulation of wakefulness.

Muscle Paralysis

The loss of muscle function in part of your body, which can be a complete or partial inability to move muscles.

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of mind and body characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity, and inhibited nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) stages.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.