A 76-year-old female patient’s behavior changed after her husband…
Question Answered step-by-step A 76-year-old female patient’s behavior changed after her husband… A 76-year-old female patient’s behavior changed after her husband died. She had been unable to leave the house without checking numerous times to see if the door was locked. When she did leave, she returned within minutes to check again. Her daughter accompanied her to the first visit to the clinic and said “We went shopping 2 days ago. I hadn’t been driving for 5 minutes when Mom said that she needed to check to see whether she locked the door. I saw her lock it myself, so I told her I wasn’t turning back. My mother became tearful, angry, and attempted to get out of the moving car.” The patient was seen by her primary health care provider last week, who prescribed fluoxetine. How should the nurse determine if the patient is benefiting from her antianxiety medication? Health Science Science Nursing PHA MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
