Which statement by a depressed patient will alert the nurse to the patient's need for immediate, active intervention?
a. "I am mixed up, but I know I need help."
b. "I have no one to turn to for help or support."
c. "It is worse when you are a person of color."
d. "I tried to get attention before I cut myself last time."
ANS: B
Hopelessness is evident. Lack of social support and social isolation increases the suicide risk. Willingness to seek help lowers risk. Being a person of color does not suggest higher risk because more whites commit suicide than do individuals of other racial groups. Attention seeking is not correlated with higher suicide risk.
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