Using Hildegard Peplau's theory of nursing, when the nurse intervenes with a client who has made a suicide attempt, the nurse MOST needs to:
a. give unconditional positive regard
b. form a significant interpersonal relationship
c. maintain the client's level of self-esteem
d. work to get the client involved in activities
B
There is strong evidence that one thing the nurse can do for the suicidal client is to form a significant interpersonal relationship. Early studies of persons who were hospitalized because of failed suicide attempts indicated that those clients felt isolated and ignored during their hospital stays and that their major needs were to be loved, to maintain a high level of self-esteem, to begin to have control over their lives, and to be supported.
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