Although the older man who was forced to retire from law enforcement has multiple physical complaints, the primary care health care provider finds nothing abnormal
After the man tells the nurse that his girlfriend just left him, which of the following is the priority nursing intervention to complete before the older adult leaves? a. Ask him how he plans to cope with his loss.
b. Use direct questions about access to fire-arms.
c. Collaborate with his provider for antide-pressants.
d. Allow him to express himself by intently listening.
B
The nurse's priority intervention is to ask him directly about his access to firearms; he has fami-liarity with guns, and the risk factors for suicide in older adults include male gender, physical complaints of unknown causes, and having suffered a recent loss.
Asking him how he plans to cope with his loss is a reasonable intervention for the nurse to include in the plan of care for this older adult in light of his risk factors for suicide. Collaborating with his provider for antidepressants is a reasonable intervention for the nurse to include after a comprehensive assessment of this older adult. Allowing him to express himself by intently lis-tening is a reasonable intervention for the nurse to include because it helps the nurse establish a trusting, caring relationship with this older adult.
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