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A client is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit with the preliminary nursing diagnosis of risk for violence to others.
 
  What assessment data can the unit staff expect to find in the medical record to support this diagnosis? Select all that apply. A) Possession of a firearm
  B) Report of past violent behavior
  C) Uncontrolled anger
  D) Non-adherence to medication regimen
  E) Self-destructive behaviors

Question 2

The nursing instructor is discussing suicide among nurses in the United States. The students learn that:
 
  A) Suicide is rare among nurses because they understand the trauma it causes for their family and loved
  ones.
  B) Nurses have lower rates of suicide than the general population.
  C) Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death among nurses.
  D) Nurses have higher rates of suicide than the general population.



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Answer to Question 1

A, B, C

Answer to Question 2

D



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