A Person Who Has Been Fired from a Job Calls

question 7

Multiple Choice

A person who has been fired from a job calls the mental health clinic and tells a nurse,"I feel so overwhelmed that I don't see any other answer but to die." Another voice can be heard in the background.Which action should the nurse take?

• A) Convince the caller to drive to the hospital.
• B) Get the caller's address, go to the home, and take the caller to the hospital.
• C) Stay on the telephone and send the police to bring the caller to the hospital.
• D) Ask to speak to the other person and alert them to the caller's suicide threat.

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Definitions:

CIO

Short for Congress of Industrial Organizations, it is a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955.

AFL

American Federation of Labor, a historic national federation of labor unions in the United States, which merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955.

Threat

A declaration or suggestion of intent to cause damage, pain, or harm as a means of achieving a particular outcome or coercing actions from another party.

Union Membership

Affiliation with a labor union that represents workers in negotiations with employers over pay, benefits, and working conditions.