Psychiatric emergencies affect people of all ages and can occur at any time. The nurse is educating a group of student nurses completing their psychiatric rotation on when clients should be instructed to call for medical assistance
Based on this information, the student nurses properly identified when to call for medical assistance when which factors are present in an individual?
1 . Threat to harm self or others
2 . Suicidal thoughts
3 . Willingness to talk when a psychiatric emergency is suspected
4 . History of prior suicide attempts
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
B
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Call for medical assistance when any of these factors are present in an individual: Threat to harm self or others; suicidal thoughts, especially if the person has a specific plan (e.g., weapons, pills, and so forth) or even if the person does not have a plan; refusal to talk further when a psychiatric emergency is suspected; and history of prior suicide attempts.
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