Stacey is a 51-year-old woman who has been severely depressed and ...

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Stacey is a 51-year-old woman who has been severely depressed and has been contemplating suicide. Assessment also reveals the presence of other significant risk factors for suicide. How should the nurse first respond to these assessment findings?
 
  A) Ascertain whether the client has a current suicide plan.
  B) Assign the client a fellow client who can act as a watcher and mentor.
  C) Ask the client about the aspects of her life that give her hope.
  D) Assess the client's orientation and insight.

Question 2

In an effort to stop suicide on a global level, which of the following was established?
 
  A) The World Health Organization
  B) World Suicide Prevention Day
  C) The Society for Suicide Survivors
  D) The Suicide Watch program

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
When a risk of suicide is identified, it is a priority to determine whether the client has a current suicide plan. It is inappropriate to delegate the protection of a client's safety to another client.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
One example of a global effort to stop suicide is the establishment of a World Suicide Prevention Day. The WHO designed it to provide an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in commitment and action to ensure that suicides are prevented, that people living with mental illness receive adequate treatment that community based care and close follow-up are available to people who attempt suicide, that access to common methods of suicides is restricted, and that media reports of suicides are more measured (2007, p. 1).