Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on caring for a patient experiencing depression. Do you know the answer? Let’s find out!
The nurse in the mental health unit is developing a plan of care for a patient diagnosed with depression. Which intervention would not be beneficial?
A. Administering a prescribed antidepressant
B. Requesting an order for talk therapy
C. Allowing the patient to sleep through unit activities
D. Encouraging the patient to attend a local support group
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The correct answer to today’s NCLEX-PN® Question is…
C. Allowing the patient to sleep through unit activities
Rationale: This intervention is not beneficial to the patient with depression. Unit activities are designed to promote healing and social engagement with others.
Main Takeaway
The nurse should work through the steps of the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model when evaluating the patient for signs of depression. After recognizing and analyzing cues and prioritizing hypotheses, as well as generating solutions, the nurse takes action to implement these solutions. The solutions will include non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions; such as administering a prescribed antidepressant, requesting an order for talk therapy, and encouraging the patient to attend a local support group. It would not be beneficial for the patient to miss unit activities that are designed to promote healing and social engagement.
Incorrect Answer Explanations
A. Administering a prescribed antidepressant
Rationale: This intervention is beneficial to the patient with depression. Antidepressants alter serotonin levels in the brain, easing depressive symptoms.
B. Requesting an order for talk therapy
Rationale: This intervention is beneficial to the patient with depression. Talk therapy is a first line treatment for depression.
D. Encouraging the patient to attend a local support group
Rationale: This intervention is beneficial to the patient with depression. Attending a local support group can help with depression by forming relationships with others who share a commonality and decreases the risk for social isolation.
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