Exam 25: Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

A college student who failed two tests cried for hours and then tried to telephone a parent but got no answer.The student then gave several expensive sweaters to a roommate and asked to be left alone for a few hours.Which behavior provides the strongest clue of an impending suicide attempt?

The feeling experienced by a patient that should be assessed by the nurse as most predictive of elevated suicide risk is

Four individuals have given information about their suicide plans.Which plan evidences the highest suicide risk?

A person intentionally overdosed on antidepressants.Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority?

Which intervention will the nurse recommend for the distressed family and friends of someone who has committed suicide?

A college student is extremely upset after failing two examinations.The student said,"No one understands how this will hurt my chances of getting into medical school." The student then suspends access to his social networking website and turns off his cell phone.Which suicide risk factors are evident? Select all that apply.

A tearful,anxious patient at the outpatient clinic reports,"I should be dead." The initial task of the nurse conducting the assessment interview is to:

A nurse and patient construct a no-suicide contract.Select the preferable wording.

Which statement provides the best rationale for closely monitoring a severely depressed patient during antidepressant medication therapy?

After one of their identical twin daughters commits suicide,the parents express concern that the other twin may also have suicidal tendencies.Which reply should the nurse provide?

Select the most critical question for the nurse to ask an adolescent who has threatened to take an overdose of pills.

An adult outpatient diagnosed with major depression has a history of several suicide attempts by overdose.Given this patient's history and diagnosis,which antidepressant medication would the nurse expect to be prescribed?

Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at highest risk for completing suicide?

It has been 5 days since a suicidal patient was hospitalized and prescribed an antidepressant medication.The patient is now more talkative and shows increased energy.Select the highest priority nursing intervention.

Which measure would be considered a form of primary prevention for suicide?

A nurse counsels a patient with recent suicidal ideation.Which is the nurse's most therapeutic comment?

Which nursing interventions will be implemented for a patient who is actively suicidal? Select all that apply.

A college student who attempted suicide by overdose was hospitalized.When the parents were contacted,they responded,"We should have seen this coming.We did not do enough." The parents' reaction reflects:

A patient hospitalized for 2 weeks committed suicide during the night.Which initial nursing measure will be most important regarding this event?

A person who attempted suicide by overdose was treated in the emergency department and then hospitalized.The initial outcome is that the patient will: