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Title: A nurse working in a psychiatric hospital is performing a suicide assessment on a client diagnosed w
Post by: Gidlion45 on Mar 11, 2016
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.
A) Assess the lethality of the suicide plan, if one exists.
B) If the client has suicidal thoughts, assess whether or not the client would act on them.
C) Ask if the client has any thought of suicide.
D) Asking about suicide will "plant the idea" in the client's mind.
E) Assess all clients for suicide risk by using indirect questioning.


Title: Re: A nurse working in a psychiatric hospital is performing a suicide assessment on a client diagnos
Post by: Jet on Mar 16, 2016
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Title: Re: A nurse working in a psychiatric hospital is performing a suicide assessment on a client diagnosed w
Post by: Gidlion45 on Mar 24, 2016
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