Of the following patient statements, which do nurses recognize as the highest risk for a patient to commit suicide?
A) I've been saving my pain medications for when I really need them. Now that my spouse has left me, and right before the Holidays, I think I really need them.
B) I told my boss if he fires me, I'll kill myself.
C) Nobody appreciates the work I do. They'd miss me if I just killed myself and was gone one day.
D) I really admire people who have enough nerve to kill themselves. I'm not that brave yet.
Question 2
George is a patient who has Alzheimer's disease. Three weeks after his admission, George's family asks you, How long will it be before he is well again? Your best response to them is:
A) Soon. The doctor is trying new medications.
B) There is no way to know that.
C) What do you mean by 'better?'
D) He will continue to get progressively worse.
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