Which client data indicate that a suicidal client is participating in a plan for safety?
A. Compliance with antidepressant therapy
B. A mood rating of 9/10
C. Disclosing a plan for suicide to staff
D. Expressing feelings of hopelessness to nurse
ANS: C
A degree of the responsibility for the suicidal client's safety is given to the client. When a client shares with staff a plan for suicide, the client is participating in a plan for safety by communicating thoughts of self-harm that would initiate interventions to prevent suicide.
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