Thoughts or fantasies about suicide that are expressed but have no definite intent are called
1. suicidal ideation.
2. suicidal threats.
3. suicidal attempts.
4. parasuicidal behaviors.
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Suicidal ideation is thoughts or fantasies that are expressed but have no definite intent.
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1. Nurses who work in labor and delivery 2. All nurses throughout the organization 3. Nurses whose primary assignment is in the postpartum unit. 4. Nurses who work on oncology treatment units.
The nurse assesses a client before surgery. Which client assessment is most likely to require follow-up nursing interventions?
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A) Primary B) Secondary C) Tertiary D) Illness
The nurse left a client a telephone answering machine message with his laboratory results so that he could listen at his convenience. Upon hearing that this happened, which of the following would be the most likely action taken by the nurse's supervisor?
a. Explaining to the nurse that it is the client's responsibility to get in touch with the clinic office b. Applauding the nurse's actions for showing good use of technology c. Asking other nurses to follow this example as it made very efficient use of agency time d. Instructing the nurse to leave a name and phone number for the client to return the call