When Administering a Mental Status Examination to a Patient,the Nurse

question 11

Multiple Choice

When administering a mental status examination to a patient,the nurse suspects depression when the patient gives which of the following responses?

• A) "I don't know."
• B) "Is that the right answer?"
• C) "Wait,let me think about that."
• D) "What are those people doing over there?"

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