A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About Suicide in the Elderly

question 10

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) Although the elderly comprise less than 13 percent of the population, they account for 15 percent of all suicides.
• C) Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 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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