1. A client was admitted to the psychiatric unit with major depression after a suicide attempt. In addition to feeling sad and hopeless, the nurse would assess for?

2. Which of the following therapeutic communication skills is MOST likely to encourage a depressed client to vent feelings?

3. A client plans and follows through with the wake and burial of a child lost in an automobile accident. Using Engel’s model of normal grief response, in which stage would this client fall?

4. A client denying suicidal ideations comes into the emergency department complaining about insomnia, irritability, anorexia, and depressed mood. Which intervention would the nurse implement first?

5. The nurse is reviewing a depressed client’s history from an earlier admission. Documentation of anhedonia is noted. The nurse understands that this symptom refers to

6. A client scheduled for electro-convulsive therapy asks the nurse how the therapy helps relieve her depression. The nurse’s response is based on an understanding that ECT: