A patient was admitted and prescribed antidepressants for severe depression with feel-ings of hopelessness, helplessness, and suicidal ideation. When would the patient be at greatest risk for suicide during hospitalization?
a. Within the first hour after admission and when family leaves
b. At night after visitors leave and patients are allow in their room
c. Within the first 24 hours after admission and as discharge approaches
d. Within 48 hours of first expressing suicidal ideation and as therapy progresses
ANS: C
Statistics show that the most dangerous times for a hospitalized patient who has the potential for self-harm is within the first 24 hours after admission and as the associated stress of dis-charge nears.
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