The adult child of a patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder asks, “Do you think depression and physical illness are connected? Since my father’s death, my mother has had shingles and the flu, but she’s usually not one who gets sick.” Which answer by the nurse best reflects current knowledge?

Which chronic medical condition is a common trigger for major depressive disorder?

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia tells the community mental health nurse, “I threw away my pills because they interfere with God’s voice.” The nurse identifies the etiology of the patient’s ineffective management of the medication regime as:

In which situations would a nurse have the duty to intervene and report? Select all that apply.

Riley, a 27-year-old patient, complains that most of the staff do not like her. She says she can tell whether you are a caring person. Riley is unsure of what she wants to do with her life and her “mixed-up feelings” about relationships. When you tell her that you will be on vacation next week, she becomes very angry. Two hours later, she is found using a curling iron to burn her underarms and explains that it “makes the numbness stop”. Given this presentation, which personality disorder would you suspect?

A nurse states to a client, “Everything will be better tomorrow after you get a good night’s sleep.” This is an example of which communication technique?

A patient diagnosed with major depressive disorder began taking a tricyclic antidepressant 1 week ago. Today the patient says, “I don’t think I can keep taking these pills. They make me so dizzy, especially when I stand up.” The nurse will:

A nurse prepares to assess a new patient who moved to the United States from Central America three years ago.  After introductions, what is the nurse’s next comment?

Pope Innocent III authorized the Massacre at Béziers (1209) that may have resulted in the deaths of 20,000 men, women, and children. The group the pope targeted were called [BLANK-1]. They were a minority Christian sect located primarily in Southern France who believed that the Old and New Testament spoke of different gods. According to this sect, the creator god of Genesis was cruel, violent, vindictive, and capricious – they believed he was Satan himself. The New Testament god, according to this faith, was the Christian God, Jehovah: typified by kindness, mercy, love, and forgiveness.

In 1152, the heir to the English throne, Henry II, married a powerful woman and great heiress named [BLANK-1]. She was formerly the Queen of France and two years after marrying Henry, she became Queen of England. With their marriage, Henry was able to extend his claims of control of French lands, further complicating relations between England and France.