You are caring for an adolescent patient who has swallowed all of his mother's sleeping pills and pain pills. The patient has had a gastric lavage and is able to answer questions. The best question to ask this patient is:
A.
"What are your thoughts right now about hurting yourself?"
B.
"Why on earth did you do that?"
C.
"Don't you know how much your family loves you and how much they will miss you if you kill yourself?"
D.
"This is a very immature way to get attention."
ANS: A
Response A is an open-ended question to encourage the patient to talk. The other responses are judgmental and not helpful.
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