A 15-year-old girl is admitted as an inpatient for an attempted suicide from an overdose of narcotics. She is placed on suicide precautions. Which of the following is included in these precautions?
1. She can only eat finger foods.
2. She must wear a cloth or paper gown.
3. The patient's room must be near the nurses' station.
4. All of the above
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1. Interventions for patients in suicide precautions include allowing the patient to eat only finger foods.
2. Interventions for patients in suicide precautions include wearing a cloth or paper gown.
3. Interventions for patients in suicide precautions include placing the patient in a room near the nurses' station.
4. Interventions for patients in suicide precautions include frequently reassessing for suicidal thoughts, having the patient wear a cloth or paper gown, monitoring the patient with one-on-one supervision, placing the patient in a room near the nurses' station, and allowing the patient to eat only finger foods.
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