A patient becomes suicidal and is transferred to the locked unit of your hospital. Because this patient is actively suicidal you should:
A.
Keep the patient in your line of vision at all times.
B.
Perform suicide assessments every half-hour.
C.
Inform the doctor that the patient is now in a locked area.
D.
Take vital signs every 15 minutes.
ANS: A
If the patient has been determined to be at high risk for suicide, protection of the patient requires constant supervision because the patient could have access to a method that could lead to sudden death.
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