A psychiatricmental health nurse is working with a client who ...

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A psychiatricmental health nurse is working with a client who attempted suicide several weeks earlier. Which of the following statements regarding suicide is most accurate?
 
  A) Suicide is more prevalent in countries other than the United States.
  B) Suicide is relatively uncommon in affluent neighborhoods, indicating poverty is a factor.
  C) Suicide has profound effects on those people who are connected to the individual.
  D) Suicide is defined as the voluntary or unintentional act of taking one's own life.

Question 2

An interdisciplinary team has proposed a public health approach to violence prevention in the community. This approach to violence is premised on the fact that:
 
  A) Violence is best seen as a health issue and not a criminal problem.
  B) Violence and health are mutually dependent.
  C) The best people to hold citizens accountable are their own neighbors.
  D) Violence is the outcome of interaction between multiple different causes.

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Feedback:
Suicide is a major public health concern, both in the United States and around the world. Although certain factors may increase risk for suicide, suicide knows no bounds of person, age, class, race, or gender. It is an act that profoundly affects those left in its wake. While the definition of suicide is simple (the voluntary and intentional act of taking one's own life), the processes surrounding it are complex.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Feedback:
A public health approach to violence holds that the multiple causes of violence require multiple solutions addressing each level of the problem. This does not mean violence is not a criminal matter, however, or that neighbors can necessarily hold one another accountable. Violence and health are largely mutually exclusive, not mutually dependent.

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