Article: Patients seem depressed: What should nurses do?

Patients seem depressed: What should nurses do?

Teach staff to identify symptoms

A patient has begun to lose weight, and the home care aide reports that he only picks at his food and sometimes refuses to eat altogether. The nurse also notes that the patient says he canEt sleep through the night, and he hasnEt been taking his medication correctly.

The nurse might suspect the patient is depressed, but if this assumption is correct, how should the home care agency handle the situation? The VNA of Fox Valley in Aurora, IL, has a nursing program that answers this important question through a psychiatric support structure and a staff education ...

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