A nurse is caring for a 36-year-old client who is divorced and who has major depression, severe with psychotic features
During the admission assessment, the client talks about feeling depressed and hearing voices that tell her to cut her wrists with the plastic knives from the unit's cafeteria. She already has several cuts on her wrists from a recent suicide attempt that occurred before she was brought to the emergency department. She will not complete a contract for safety at this time. Which is the most appropriate nursing intervention under these circumstances?
A) Obtain an order for locked seclusion until she denies suicidal intent.
B) Conduct 15-minute checks on her to ensure her safety.
C) Place her on one-to-one staff observation until she can verbalize and demonstrate that she is no longer an imminent danger to herself.
D) Remove the plastic wear from the unit's cafeteria and order finger food for all clients.
C
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A) Increased use of complementary and alternative therapies B) The growing number of older adults in the United States C) The rise in income disparity in the United States D) Increasing profit potential for home health services
Which item below correctly describes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predictions by 2020?
a. Positions that historically required registered nurses will be filled by unlicensed personnel. b. The job growth rate for RNs will surpass job growth in all other occupations. c. The need for hospital nurses will dramatically decrease. d. Hospitals will finally achieve the required RN workforce.
What is an effective way of dealing with a patient who exhibits self-centered behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
____________________ is the stage of the grieving process in which the patient becomes irritable with others.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).