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A middle-aged parent goes to the emergency room for symptoms of dizziness, headache, and suicidal ideation. The nurse assesses the patient for substance use, employment, child-rearing stressors, relationships with coworkers, recurring physical symptoms, and marital problems. The nurse is:
1. Failing to focus on the seriousness of the primary presenting problem.
2. Establishing rapport that will decrease the likelihood of suicide.
3. Doing more than the nurse’s share of the interdisciplinary assessment.
4. Formulating a holistic–interactional assessment needed to interpret clinical data.

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