The nurse is planning care for an older patient diagnosed with major depression who states that voices are telling the patient to kill himself. Which nursing diagnosis would be a priority for this patient?
1. Social isolation
2. Risk for suicide
3. Disturbed sleep pattern
4. Altered sensory perception
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Rationale: Social isolation might be causing the patient to hear voices; however, this would not be the priority diagnosis at this time.
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