The nursing instructor is discussing patients who attempt suicide. What would the nursing instructor tell her students about crisis intervention?
A) It is used to identify areas of stability.
B) It is used to determine whether the patient has an adequate support system.
C) It is used to discover the last time the patient attempted suicide.
D) It is used to determine suicidal potential.
Ans: D
Feedback: Crisis intervention is used to determine suicidal potential, to discover areas of depression and conflict, to find out about the patient's support system, and to determine whether hospitalization or psychiatric referral is necessary. Therefore options A, B, and C are incorrect.
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