A client who’s at high risk for suicide needs close supervision. To best ensure the client’s safety, nurse Leslie should:
a. Check the client frequently at irregular intervals throughout the night.
b. Assure the client that the nurse will hold in confidence anything the client says.
c. Repeatedly discuss previous suicide attempts with the client.
d. Disregard decreased communication by the client because this is common in suicidal clients.
Answer A.
Checking the client frequently but at irregular intervals prevents the client from predicting when observation will take place and altering behavior in a misleading way at these times.
a. Check the client frequently at irregular intervals throughout the night.
b. Assure the client that the nurse will hold in confidence anything the client says.
c. Repeatedly discuss previous suicide attempts with the client.
d. Disregard decreased communication by the client because this is common in suicidal clients.
Answer A.
Checking the client frequently but at irregular intervals prevents the client from predicting when observation will take place and altering behavior in a misleading way at these times.
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