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mia · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse is completing an admission assessment of a young adult woman who has a history of depression and who was brought to the hospital by her boyfriend.

In response to the nurse's question regarding suicidal ideation, the patient discloses that the she is thinking about killing herself. Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask next?
A) What does your boyfriend think about your desire to kill yourself?
B) What are your spiritual beliefs about suicide?
C) What will killing yourself accomplish?
D) What thoughts have you had about how you would kill yourself?

Question 2

Homelessness is best defined as when a person lives for a sustained period of time in a public shelter, on the streets, or in other temporary living quarters. Implicit in this definition is the assumption that the homeless person is also:

A) Without any resources to assist them.
B) Uneducated.
C) Lacking support systems.
D) Unemployed.