A nurse assesses five newly hospitalized patients. Which patients have the highest suicide risk? Select all that apply
a. 82-year-old white male
b. 17-year-old white female
c. 22-year-old Hispanic male
d. 19-year-old Native American male
e. 39-year-old African American male
ANS: A, B, D
Whites have suicide rates almost twice those of non-whites, and the rate is particularly high for older adult males, adolescents, and young adults. Other high-risk groups include young African American males, Native American males, and older Asian Americans. Rates are not high for Hispanic males.
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A) physician's offices. B) home health. C) long-term care. D) public health departments.
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A. dyspepsia. B. gastritis. C. stomatitis. D. dysphagia.