The Correctional Nurse Assesses a New Prisoner Beginning Incarceration After

The correctional nurse assesses a new prisoner beginning incarceration after committing a sex crime.The prisoner speaks in a low voice and tearfully tells the nurse,"My life might as well be over.There is no hope I will ever fit into society after I get out of prison.My family disowned me." Select the nurse's priority action.

A) Advise guards to place the inmate in solitary confinement.
B) Offer to contact the inmate's family to convey these feelings of remorse.
C) Alert the guards of the risk for suicide and implement suicide precautions.
D) Meet with the inmate weekly to discuss these feelings and explore coping strategies.

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