Multiple Choice
Samuel,a 19-year-old high school student,has been admitted to the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct.He assaulted a teacher when he was told he was receiving detentions for a pattern of tardiness.The nurse,while completing rounds,finds the patient in his room crying,and one of his wrists is bleeding from a self-inflicted cut made by a piece of metal from an unknown source.Prioritize each of the following nursing interventions from 1 to 5,with 1 being the highest priority.
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A) Check the patient's vital signs. ___
B) Assess the wound site. ___
C) Contact the parents. ___
D) Discuss with Samuel what precipitated this event. ___
E) Cleanse and treat the wound site to prevent infection.
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