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An adult female whose fianc recently called off the wedding attempts suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping medication. Immediately after taking the medication, she calls friends and family to tell them what she has done.
 
  Her friends and family activate the emergency response system, and she is taken to the emergency room and is admitted to a mental health facility for monitoring. She is exhibiting signs and symptoms most evident of which suicidal motivational category? a. Crying for help
  b. Relieving distress
  c. Preoccupation with suicide
  d. Refusal to accept a diminished style of life

Question 2

An elderly woman is brought to the clinic by her daughter. The client states that she has had a cold for several days.
 
  Her daughter states that her mother has been confused about when her routine medications are to be taken and that her mother has never experienced confusion about her medications before. Based on this information, it is important that the nurse ask the client whether: a. There is a history of mental illness in the family
  b. She has been given a diagnosis of a mental health disorder in the past
  c. She can recall her last visit to a physician
  d. She has taken any over-the-counter medications for her cold



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Answer to Question 1

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This behavior is characteristic of a cry for help. Calling others after her attempt shows that she was not intent on committing suicide. Relieving distress refers to individuals who face situations that threaten their own intactness as a person, such as terminal illness; preoccupation with suicide indicates the only form of control for one's own life; and refusal to accept a diminished style of life refers to considering all options, then rationally deciding that suicide is the best option.

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Over-the-counter cold medications can cause confusion in the elderly population. Because this client has had a cold recently, it would be important to determine whether she has been taking any of these types of medications. There is no indication that the other options have any significance in relation to the acute confusion.




Awilson837

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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