Author Question: The individual seen in the emergency department who should be considered at highest risk for ... (Read 56 times)

Metfan725 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The individual seen in the emergency department who should be considered at highest risk for
completing suicide is

a. A single white man, aged 79 years, with cancer of the prostate.
b. A single black female church member, aged 38 years, with fibrocystic breast
disease.
c. A 60-year-old married Hispanic man with numerous grandchildren who has type
II diabetes.
d. An adolescent white girl with superior athletic and academic skills who has
asthma.

Question 2

The most therapeutic approach for the nurse to take when working with a client entering treatment
for alcohol abuse is

a. strongly confrontive.
b. empathetic, supportive.
c. cool and somewhat distant.
d. skeptical and wary.

Rilsmarie951 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
High-risk factors include being elderly, being single, being male, and having a co-occurring medical
illness. Cancer is one of the somatic conditions associated with increased suicide risk. Options B and
C: Protective factors for African American women and Hispanic individuals include strong religious
and family ties. Option D: Adolescent white girls are at lower risk than adolescent boys.

Answer to Question 2

B
Support and empathy assist the client to feel safe enough to start looking at problems. Counseling
during the early stage of treatment needs to be direct, open, and honest. The other approaches will
increase client anxiety and cause the client to cling to defenses.