An adolescent patient tells the nurse, "I just don't want to live anymore." What should the nurse do next?
A) Document the adolescent's statement in the patient record.
B) Sit down and discuss all the reasons there are for living.
C) Make an immediate referral to a suicide-prevention professional.
D) Laughingly, teach the adolescent about making scary statements.
C
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a. Hemoglobin b. Hematocrit c. Mean cell volume (MCV) d. Differential
A research hypothesis indicates the expected relationship between which of the following?
A) The functional and causal nature of the variables B) The statement of purpose and the research questions C) The independent variable and the dependent variable D) Statistical testing and the null hypothesis
A patient requests that records of her hospitalization for treatment of an infection following an abortion be destroyed as soon as she is discharged. What is the likely outcome of this request?
1. The record will be sealed. 2. The record will be destroyed. 3. The request will be denied. 4. The record will be given to the patient's attorney.
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