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A nurse assesses five newly hospitalized patients. Which patients have the highest suicide risk? Select all that apply.
 
  a. 82-year-old white man
  b. 17-year-old white female adolescent
  c. 39-year-old African-American man
  d. 29-year-old African-American woman
  e. 22-year-old man with traumatic brain injury

Question 2

A college student failed two examinations. The student cried for hours and then tried to call a parent but got no answer. The student then suspended access to his social networking web site. Which suicide risk factors are present? Select all that apply.
 
  a. History of earlier suicide attempt
  b. Co-occurring medical illness
  c. Recent stressful life event
  d. Self-imposed isolation
  e. Shame or humiliation



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, E
Whites have suicide rates almost twice those of nonwhites, and the rate is particularly high for older adult men, adolescents, and young adults. Other high risk groups include young African-American men, Native-American men, older Asian Americans, and persons with traumatic brain injury.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C, D, E
Failing examinations in the academic major constitutes a recent stressful life event. Shame and humiliation related to the failure can be hypothesized. The inability to contact parents can be seen as a recent lack of social support, as can the roommate's absence from the dormitory. Terminating access to one's social networking site represents self-imposed isolation. This scenario does not provide data regarding a history of an earlier suicide attempt, a family history of suicide, or of co-occurring medical illness.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Gracias!

 

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