A newly admitted patient with depression has been determined as suicidal and in need of one-to-one supervision. What is the best statement to inform the patient of the plan of care?
a. "A staff member will be with you at all times to watch you for suicide gestures."
b. "On this unit, a staff member stays with each new admission for the first 24 hours."
c. "We understand the impulse to attempt self-harm may be strong, so someone will stay with you to help you control the impulse."
d. "We are not sure you would be willing to tell a staff member if the urge to com-mit suicide becomes strong, so to prevent hospital liability someone will stay with you."
ANS: C
The correct option explains the intervention in terms of the patient's needs. Basing the inter-vention on the patient's suicidal gestures is too threatening and intrusive. It is not true that all patients are observed for 24 hours. Identifying liability indicates that the staff is mostly wor-ried about the hospital.
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