A nurse working in a psychiatric hospital is performing a suicide assessment on a client diagnosed ...

A nurse working in a psychiatric hospital is performing a suicide assessment on a client diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD). Which actions by the nurse are appropriate when conducting a suicide assessment? Select all that apply.

   Assess the lethality of the suicide plan, if one exists.
   If the client has suicidal thoughts, assess whether or not the client would act on them.
   Assess all clients for suicide risk by using indirect questioning.
   Ask if the client has any thought of suicide.
   Asking about suicide will "plant the idea" in the client's mind.

Post Merge: 7 years ago

 Assess the lethality of the suicide plan, if one exists.
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   Ask if the client has any thought of suicide.