What are clinical manifestations of a person with

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Case Study: You will be caring for a 65-year-old male patient who was admitted to the medical/surgical unit with complaints of abdominal pain and vomiting.

The patient is a Vietnam veteran, unmarried, homeless and has no children. Past medical history includes chronic back pain and several suicidal attempts. Past social history includes smoking and heavy drinking.

Depression has a strong association with suicide. The probability of attempted or successful suicide in depressive people is much higher than for the general population.

You will be caring for the patient at 7:30 am at the start of a 12-hour shift. The simulation scenario is the initial encounter with the patient where you will perform a focused assessment based on the patient's medical/surgical condition and any other presenting assessment findings. The goal is to develop the tentative plan of care for the day.

Questions: Review Pathophysiology for Pancreatitis

What is Pancreatitis?
What are possible reasons that an individual might develop pancreatitis?
What are possible reasons that an individual may develop depression after open heart surgery?
What are clinical manifestations of a person with pancreatitis (subjective and objective assessment findings)?
How do you perform an assessment of the patient's military experiences and health related concerns?
How do you perform a depression risk assessment on a medical/surgical patient?
How do you perform a suicide risk assessment on a medical/surgical patient?
Identify therapeutic communication techniques utilized when working with a patient with depression.
Describe nursing interventions that are utilized when working with the depressed patient.

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