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lb_gilbert

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A nurse is doing an admission assessment of a young adult female 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 client discloses that they are thinking about killing themselves. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client 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

Attachment symbols are used in an ecomap to depict:
 
  a. problems of all the family members
  b. the power of individual family members
  c. the chronological history of extended family relationships
  d. the degree of closeness in relationships



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D
Attachment symbols are used in an ecomap to depict the degree of closeness in relationships. The nature of the relationships between the family member and the outer circle is represented by straight lines (strong communication), number of lines (more indicate a stronger relationship), dotted lines (tenuous connection), and zigzag lines (stressful connection).



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