Chapter 22 Suicide Prevention, Screening, Assessment, and Intervention Exam Questions and Answers

Chapter 22 Suicide Prevention, Screening, Assessment, and Intervention Exam Questions and Answers

1. The nurse is caring for a group of hospitalized patients with various psychiatric diagnoses. The nurse identifies which patient as having the greatest risk for a suicide attempt? A) Man with bipolar I disorder B) Woman with acute stress disorder C) Man with major depressive disorder D) Woman with somatoform disorder 2. The nurse is reviewing the medical records of several patients diagnosed with major depression. The nurse identifies which patient as least likely to commit suicide? A) Divorced man B) Widowed woman C) Single woman D) Married man 3. A family member of an adolescent who has expressed a desire to commit suicide asks the nurse, What might predict the possibility of future suicide attempts? Which of the following would the nurse include in the response? A) Unemployment B) Death of a spouse C) Previous suicide attempt D) Polydrug use 4. A nurse is completing an admission assessment of a young adult woman who has a history of depression and who was brought to the hospital by her boyfriend. In response to the nurse’s question regarding suicidal ideation, the patient discloses that the she is thinking about killing herself. Which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask next? A) What does your boyfriend think about your desire to kill yourself? B) What are your spiritual beliefs about suicide? C) What will killing yourself accomplish? D) What thoughts have you had about how you would kill yourself? 5. A nurse is with an adolescent who tells the nurse that she has nothing to live for and she just wishes she was dead. Which nursing action would be the priority? A) Going to the patient’s psychiatrist to tell him of the girl’s suicidal ideation B) Staying with the patient to explore more of her thoughts about suicide C) Putting the patient in seclusion with a staff assigned to watch her at all times D) Ascertaining the client’s beliefs about what happens when you die