A Nurse Is Working with a Patient with Depression Whose

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working with a patient with depression whose identical twin committed suicide.In assessing this patient for suicidal risk,the nurse should consider that this patient:

• A) is at increased risk for suicide.
• B) has the same risk as the general population.
• C) cannot be assigned a level of risk based on such limited data.
• D) is at low risk because the patient has experienced the trauma of suicide.

---

Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A symmetrical distribution with a majority of the cases falling in the middle of the possible range of scores and few scores appearing toward the extremes of the range.

WAIS-III

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition, a tool used to assess the intelligence and cognitive ability of adults.

Intelligence Test

An assessment tool designed to measure a person's intellectual abilities and potential.

Multiple Intelligence

The theory that suggests human intelligence is composed of a variety of distinct abilities rather than a single cognitive capacity.