A patient with long-standing bipolar disorder comes to the mental health center
The patient says, "I lost my job and home. Now, I eat in soup kitchens and sleep at a shelter. I am so depressed that I thought about jumping from a railroad bridge into a river." Which factor has priority for the nurse who determines the appropriate level of care?
a. Long-standing bipolar disorder
b. Risk for suicide
c. Homelessness
d. Lack of income
B
Risk assessment shows the patient to have suicidal thoughts, and a plan for the suicide that is highly lethal, executable, and with low potential for rescue. The other factors do not have as great an effect on the determination of the level of services needed.
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