On Day 4 of Hospitalization After a Suicide Attempt,the Patient

question 20

Multiple Choice

On day 4 of hospitalization after a suicide attempt,the patient tells the nurse,"You don't have to worry about me any longer.Today was the turning point.You can stop the suicide precautions." Which action indicates the nurse's use of intuition in responding to this patient?

• A) Reporting the patient's statements and the nurse's own feelings to the staff and suggest increased vigilance
• B) Reporting only the patient's statements and evaluate the outcome, Patient will report lack of suicidal ideation as attained.
• C) Conferring with the patient's family members to obtain their evaluation of the patient and his behavior and follow their lead
• D) Suggesting that the level of suicide precautions be lowered from one-to-one supervision to observing the patient every 30 minutes

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