NR326 Exam II Review.

NR326 Exam II Review.

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Mental Health Exam II CH 17 : THE SUICIDAL CLIENT  SUICIDE IDEATION = thought of ⟹ “I want to kill myself” or “I want to die”  SUICIDE ATTEMPT = trying to ⟹ “I jumped off a bri... dge, but I lived”  SUICIDE THREAT = indirect or direct way ⟹ “I’m going to kill myself if…”  SUICIDE REHEARSAL = preparing ⟹ writing a note, buying necessary means, creating a plan, etc o More suicides than homicides o Second leading cause of death from ages 10 to 14 and 15 to 35 o Suicide risk increases if family member has completed o 8/10 people who completed gave warning signs o 6% of suicides occur in hospital setting  Risk factors: HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER HISTORY OF ATTEMPT INTOXICATION OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE (NOT THINKING CLEARLY) MALES COMPLETE, FEMALES ATTEMPT STAYING ISOLATED YOUNGER AND OLDER AGE HISTORY OF LOSS OR TRAUMA EASY ACCESS TO FIREARMS LOTS OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS  HOW TO ASSESS FOR SUICIDE: 1. Risk factors 2. Suicide thoughts 3. Suicide plans 4. Access to means 5. Lethality 6. Last suicide attempt 7. History of attempts 8. Mitigating factors  A : ASSESSMENT o Covert – less obvious  “It’s okay now, everything will be fine”  “Things will never work out”  “I won’t be a problem muc [Show More]