Multiple Choice
A 79-year-old white man tells a visiting nurse,"I've been feeling down lately.My family and friends are all dead.My money is running out,and my health is failing." The nurse should analyze this comment as:
A) normal pessimism of older adults.
B) evidence of suicide risk.
C) a cry for sympathy.
D) normal grieving.
Correct Answer:
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