Exam 25: Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Which statement by a depressed patient will alert the nurse to the patient's need for immediate, active intervention?

A nurse uses the SAD PERSONS scale to interview a patient. This tool provides data relevant to

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

When assessing a patient's plan for suicide, what aspect has priority?

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

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

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?

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

A nurse interacts with an outpatient who has a history of multiple suicide attempts. Select the most helpful response for a nurse to make when the patient states, "I am considering committing suicide."

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

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

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?

A nurse assesses a patient who reports a 3-week history of depression and periods of uncontrolled crying. The patient says, "My business is bankrupt, and I was served with divorce papers." Which subsequent statement by the patient alerts the nurse to a concealed suicidal message?

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

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

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

An adult outpatient diagnosed with major depressive disorder 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?

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 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 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.)