Author Question: The nurse suspects a 75-year-old male client is contemplating suicide. Which of the following ... (Read 53 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The nurse suspects a 75-year-old male client is contemplating suicide. Which of the following factors place him at greater risk for suicide? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Being non-Hispanic Black
2. Frequent alcohol consumption
3. Being married
4. High socio-economic status
5. Having chronic pain caused by cancer

Question 2

A client is being admitted to the mental health unit. When completing the affective assessment of the client's sexual history, the nurse asks:

1. When you were growing up, how did you learn about sex?
2. With whom do you feel most intimate and connected?
3. To what degree do you experience pleasure during sexual activity?
4. What are the positive aspects of your own sexual functioning?

aham8f · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2,3,5
Rationale: Being non-Hispanic Black. Non-Hispanic Blacks have the lowest suicide rate. Non-Hispanic Whites have the highest suicide rates followed by Native Americans and Alaskan Natives.

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale: With whom do you feel most intimate and connected? is an affective assessment question because it deals with feelings. What are the positive aspects of your own sexual functioning? is a behavioral assessment question. When you were growing up, how did you learn about sex? is a cognitive assessment question. To what degree do you experience pleasure during sexual activity? is a sensation assessment question.