Posted: May 29th, 2015

Depression-Prompting Questions Set 1,2,3 & 4

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Assignment Prompting questions:
Prompting questions, set 1
• What are the key words and information of most concern to you?
• What do you think may be Antonia’s problem(s)?
• What other issues need to be addressed? 
Prompting questions, set 2
• What are the key words and information of most concern to you?
• What do you think may be Antonia’s problem(s)?
• What other issues need to be addressed?
• What are the key words and information of most concern to you?
• What particular symptoms have been identified?
• How did Mary Jo achieve such detail from Pat? Consider what
communication techniques promote rapport and understanding.
• What other assumptions have been corrected by a better understanding of
Antonia’s life experience?
• What would you do in response to Pat’s incipient tears?
• What do you make of Pat’s emotional needs?
• How would the interview have been concluded?
• Will things ‘only get worse’ for Antonia? 
Prompting questions, set 3
• What assessments would be undertaken to assess cognition?
• Why is there a focus on Antonia’s cognitive function? 
Prompting questions, set 4
• Why was Mr Maurice not present all of the time?
• What do you understand of the terms used in the MSE?
• What are the criteria for a diagnosis of depression according to the
Diagnostic and statistical manual of psychiatric disorders 4th edition
(DSM-IV, American Psychiatric Association 2004)?
• Which antidepressants are suitable for use in the elderly?
• What nursing strategies would you enlist for Antonia?
• What psychotherapies are suitable for older people?
• What non-pharmacological strategies could be useful in assisting Antonia?
• What further community support does Antonia need?