Which intervention by the nurse would be the most therapeutic when a student reports witnessing a depressed teenager put a gun into a locker?
a. Call the principal and request a locker search without breaching confidentiality.
b. Accompany the witness to the principal's office to further discuss what was seen.
c. Call the police immediately and report that there is a student in school with a gun.
d. Call the parents of the depressed teen and ask them to come and talk with their child.
B
The nurse must report any violent threats to the school's administration immediately. The best approach is to encourage the witness to tell school authorities exactly what was seen.
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