Which statement made by an older patient indicates to the nurse that the patient might be contemplating suicide?
1. "I wish I could stop all of this pain."
2. "God will take me when it's my time."
3. "I'm ready to go when God calls me."
4. "I'm no use to anyone. I might as well be dead."
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Rationale: Expressing a desire to have pain end does not indicate that an older patient is contemplating suicide.
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