The nurse at a student health center at a university is assessing a first-year student. The student is from out of state. The student discloses that he has never felt comfortable “as a guy” and feels terribly alone. What will the nurse include as a priority during the assessment?
a. Nutrition assessment
b. Suicide assessment
c. Mental status examination
d. Body mass index
b. Suicide assessment
Individuals with gender dysphoria are at increased risk for suicide, so the nurse should make it a priority to conduct a suicide assessment. A mental status examination may be appropriate based on other signs or symptoms, but it is not the priority. Nutrition assessment and body mass index would be appropriate for a student with a suspected feeding or eating disorder.
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