The greatest risk factor for suicide in adult women is:
a. Divorce
b. Unemployment
c. Intimate partner violence
d. Terminal illness
C
The greatest risk factor for actual and attempted suicide in adult women is intimate partner vi-olence.
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"The ______ model provides a way for the nurse to organize information needed not only to care for the patient, but also to evaluate the care provided." This is a definition of which model?
a. Model for Improvement c. Mayo Clinic b. University of Colorado Hospital d. Samaratin Hospital Quality Practice
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