Which statement by a patient during an assessment interview should alert the nurse to the patient's need for immediate, active intervention?
a. "I am mixed up, but I know I need help."
b. "I have no one to turn to for help or support."
c. "It is worse when you are a person of color."
d. "I tried to get attention before I shot myself."
ANS: B
Lack of social support and social isolation increase the suicide risk. The willingness to seek help lowers the risk. Being a person of color does not suggest a higher risk; more whites commit suicide than do individuals of other racial groups. Attention seeking is not correlated with a higher risk of suicide.
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a. An older adult who lived through the de-pression is unlikely to develop depression. b. Complaining and not complaining can be symptomatic of depression. c. Serotonin-reuptake inhibitors are used to resolve depression in 2 weeks. d. The nurse should avoid trying to bolster a depressed person's mood.
The nurse is assisting the physician in removing a small sample of tissue from the patient's cervix to have it evaluated. This procedure is called a cervical _______________
ANS:
The most important predictor of overall mortality is:
a. race. b. age. c. gender. d. income.
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A) delirium B) dementia C) confusion D) locked-in syndrome