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A 15-year-old girl is admitted as an inpatient for an attempted suicide from an overdose of narcotics. She is placed on suicide precautions. Which of the following is included in these precautions?
 
  1. She can only eat finger foods.
   2. She must wear a cloth or paper gown.
   3. The patient's room must be near the nurses' station.
   4. All of the above

Question 2

The nervous parent asks when the big soft spot (anterior fontanel) will be closed. The nurse's most informative response would be:
 
  a. The big soft spot will close at around 24 months of age..
  b. Babies' soft spots close at different times depending on their growth rate..
  c. The big soft spot is usually closed between 12 and 18 months of age..
  d. That big soft spot will be covered in bone by the end of the second month..


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
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1. Interventions for patients in suicide precautions include allowing the patient to eat only finger foods.
2. Interventions for patients in suicide precautions include wearing a cloth or paper gown.
3. Interventions for patients in suicide precautions include placing the patient in a room near the nurses' station.
4. Interventions for patients in suicide precautions include frequently reassessing for suicidal thoughts, having the patient wear a cloth or paper gown, monitoring the patient with one-on-one supervision, placing the patient in a room near the nurses' station, and allowing the patient to eat only finger foods.

Answer to Question 2

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The anterior fontanel closes between the twelfth and the eighteenth month. The posterior fontanel closes around the end of the second month.


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Wow, this really help

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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