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Title: A suicidal patient tells the nurse, There's no other way out for me. I have so many prob-lems that ... Post by: dashed we12 on Jan 20, 2018 A suicidal patient tells the nurse, There's no other way out for me. I have so many prob-lems that there's nothing to do but cash it in. Which statement by the nurse would be a helpful approach?
a. I can see that things are bad. It's good you recognized your limitations. b. Let's look at the problem you consider most urgent to see about a solution. c. We'll begin problem-solving together as soon as you stop feeling suicidal. d. Your thinking is flawed. I'll teach you to think differently and be less de-pressed. Title: A suicidal patient tells the nurse, There's no other way out for me. I have so many prob-lems that ... Post by: AngieWonders on Jan 20, 2018 ANS: B
The most effective intervention is to help the patient prioritize problems and work on them one at a time. To affirm the negative is not therapeutic. Although a change in thinking is ap-propriate, it does not deal with the patient's statement about problems. The remaining option places unrealistic demands on the patient. |