A Priority for Nurses Working with Psychiatric Patients Would Be

question 19

Multiple Choice

A priority for nurses working with psychiatric patients would be the assessment of suicide risk for individuals who have the tendency to be: (Select all that apply.)

• A) blaming.
• B) hostile.
• C) hopeless.
• D) impulsive.
• E) controlling.

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