Which statement by a young adult would alert the nurse to increased suicide risk?
a. "I have a necktie in my room that I can use to hang myself."
b. "If I fail one more class, I'm going to have to think about ending it."
c. "When I leave home to live on my own, I'm going to buy myself a gun."
d. "When I took two bottles of Mom's pills, I had to have my stomach pumped."
ANS: A
Only the correct option states an intended method and indicates immediacy and available means of enacting a successful suicide attack.
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