A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About Suicide in the Elderly

question 17

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching about suicide in the elderly population. Which information should the instructor include?

• A)Elderly people use less lethal means to commit suicide.
• B)While the elderly make up less than 13% of the population, they account for 16% of all suicides.
• C)Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the elderly.
• D)It is normal for elderly individuals to express a desire to die because they have come to terms with their mortality.

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