A recent nursing graduate has sought out the nursing educator to ...

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A recent nursing graduate has sought out the nursing educator to propose a program that would predict which depressed clients are most likely to attempt suicide. How should the educator best respond to the nurse's proposal?
 
  A) There are already assessment tools in place that can predict suicide attempts quite accurately.
  B) Suicide is actually just as common among clients with nondepressive mental health disorders as it is among depressed clients.
  C) It's unethical to try to focus on one particular client's suicide risk more than another client's.
  D) Among clients with depression, it's impossible to accurately predict an individual's suicide risk.

Question 2

Robin is a 42-year-old woman who is experiencing depression. Robin's mother died by suicide 20 years ago. Which of the following statements regarding Robin's risk for suicide is correct?
 
  A) Robin's risk is equivalent to that of the general population.
  B) Robin has a greater risk for suicide than the general population.
  C) Robin's risk for suicide will increase when she reaches the age at which her mother died.
  D) Robin would have a greater risk for suicide if her father had died by suicide.

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Feedback:
It is not possible to distinguish between patients with depression who will make a suicide attempt and those who will not. Doing so would be desirable and would not be unethical.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Risk for suicide increases when there is a family history of suicide. Risk of suicide is two to eight times higher in first-degree (parents, siblings, or children) relatives of people who died by suicide than in the general population.

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