A client who attempted suicide by hanging is brought to the emergency department by emergency ...

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Rationale: The immediate nursing action for a client who attempted suicide is to assess physio-logical status. Airway is always the priority. Therefore, assessing the client's respiratory status and for the presence of neck injuries is the immediate action that the nurse takes. Although take the client's vital signs, call the mental health crisis team and notify them that a client who at-tempted suicide is being admitted to the hospital, and perform a focused assessment, paying particular attention to the client's neurological status identify appropriate nursing actions, they are not the priority.