Author Question: Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at the highest risk for completing ... (Read 66 times)

Sufayan.ah · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at the highest risk for completing suicide?

a. An adolescent Asian-American girl with superior athletic and academic skills who has asthma
b. A 38-year-old single African-American female church member with fibrocystic breast disease
c. A 60-year-old married Hispanic man with 12 grandchildren who has type 2 diabetes
d. A 79-year-old single white man with cancer of the prostate gland

Question 2

The feeling experienced by a patient that should be assessed by the nurse as most predictive of elevated suicide risk is:

a. hopelessness.
b. sadness.
c. elation.
d. anger.

bigsis44 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
High-risk factors include being an older adult, single, and male and having a co-occurring medical illness. Cancer is one of the somatic conditions associated with increased suicide risk. Protective factors for African-American women and Hispanic individuals include strong religious and family ties. Asian Americans have a suicide rate that increases with age.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Of the feelings listed, hopelessness is most closely associated with increased suicide risk. Depression, aggression, impulsivity, and shame are other feelings noted as risk factors for suicide.