A client is admitted to the medical-surgical unit of a hospital, and suicide precautions are taken until the client can be admitted to the psychiatric unit. Which nursing intervention should the nurse implement?
A. Placing the client in a private room and locking the client's closets and bathroom
B. Placing the client in a private room and removing all knives and glass from the client's meal tray
C. Allowing the client to go out on pass as long as the client is accompanied by a responsible adult
D. Placing the client in a semiprivate room, providing plastic utensils for eating, and keeping an arm's distance from the client at all times
Ans: D. Placing the client in a semiprivate room, providing plastic utensils for eating, and keeping an arm's distance from the client at all times
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