A highly suicidal client who has been hospitalized for 2 weeks committed suicide during the night
The measure that will be helpful to staff and clients having to deal with the event is
a. asking the client's roommate not to discuss the event with other clients.
b. allowing only national newspapers on the unit and sending the television "out for
repair.".
c. holding a staff meeting to express feelings and plan care for other clients.
d. discharging as many clients as possible as quickly as possible to prevent panic.
C
Interventions should be aimed at helping the staff and clients come to terms with the loss and grow
as a result of the incident. A psychological postmortem assessment should be conducted by staff. A
community meeting should be scheduled to inform clients. Staff should be prepared to provide
additional support and reassurance to clients and should seek opportunities for peer support. Options
A and B will not control information. Option D would result in unsafe care.
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