Question 1

Which statement provides the best rationale for closely monitoring a severely depressed patient during antidepressant medication therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)   As depression lifts, physical energy becomes available to carry out suicide.
B)   Patients who previously had suicidal thoughts need to discuss their feelings.
C)   For most patients, antidepressant medication results in increased suicidal thinking.
D)   Suicide is an impulsive act. Antidepressant medication does not alter impulsivity.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at highest risk for completing suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)   An adolescent girl with superior athletic and academic skills who has asthma
B)   A 38-year-old single female church member with fibrocystic breast disease
C)   A 60-year-old married man with twelve grandchildren who has type 2 diabetes
D)   A 79-year-old single, White male diagnosed recently with terminal cancer of the prostateE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

A nurse uses the SAD PERSONS scale to interview a patient. This tool provides data relevant to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Current stress level
B)   Mood disturbance
C)   Suicide potential
D)   Level of anxietyE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

When assessing a patient's plan for suicide, what aspect has priority?

Accepted Answer

A)   Patient's financial and educational status
B)   Patient's insight into suicidal motivation
C)   Availability of means and lethality of method
D)   Quality and availability of patient's social supportE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which change in the brain's biochemical function is most associated with suicidal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dopamine excess
B)   Serotonin deficiency
C)   Acetylcholine excess
D)   Gamma-aminobutyric acid deficiencyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Select the most critical question for the nurse to ask an adolescent who has threatened to take an overdose of pills.

Accepted Answer

A)   "Why do you want to kill yourself?"
B)   "Do you have access to medications?"
C)   "Have you been taking drugs and alcohol?"
D)   "Did something happen with your parents?"E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which measure would be considered a form of primary intervention for suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)   Psychiatric hospitalization of a suicidal patient
B)   Referral of a formerly suicidal patient to a support group
C)   Suicide precautions for 24 hours for newly admitted patients
D)   Helping school children learn to manage stress and be resilientE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

A nurse assesses a patient who reports a 3-week history of depression and periods of uncontrolled crying. The patient says, "My business is bankrupt, and I was served with divorce papers." Which subsequent statement by the patient alerts the nurse to a concealed suicidal message?

Accepted Answer

A)   "I wish I were dead."
B)   "Life is not worth living."
C)   "I have a plan that will fix everything."
D)   "My family will be better off without me."E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 25: Suicide

Which change in the brain's biochemical function is most associated with suicidal behaviour?

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Select the most critical question for the nurse to ask an adolescent who has threatened to take an overdose of pills.

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Which statement provides the best rationale for closely monitoring a severely depressed patient during antidepressant medication therapy?

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A nurse assesses a patient who reports a 3-week history of depression and periods of uncontrolled crying. The patient says, "My business is bankrupt, and I was served with divorce papers." Which subsequent statement by the patient alerts the nurse to a concealed suicidal message?

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Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at highest risk for completing suicide?

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A nurse uses the SAD PERSONS scale to interview a patient. This tool provides data relevant to which of the following?

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When assessing a patient's plan for suicide, what aspect has priority?

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Which measure would be considered a form of primary intervention for suicide?

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Exam 25: Suicide

Which change in the brain's biochemical function is most associated with suicidal behaviour?

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Select the most critical question for the nurse to ask an adolescent who has threatened to take an overdose of pills.

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Which statement provides the best rationale for closely monitoring a severely depressed patient during antidepressant medication therapy?

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A nurse assesses a patient who reports a 3-week history of depression and periods of uncontrolled crying. The patient says, "My business is bankrupt, and I was served with divorce papers." Which subsequent statement by the patient alerts the nurse to a concealed suicidal message?

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Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at highest risk for completing suicide?

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A nurse uses the SAD PERSONS scale to interview a patient. This tool provides data relevant to which of the following?

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When assessing a patient's plan for suicide, what aspect has priority?

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Which measure would be considered a form of primary intervention for suicide?

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