A patient tries to gouge out their eye in response to auditory hallucinations. The nurse would analyze this behavior as indicating:

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Question 1 of 5

A patient tries to gouge out their eye in response to auditory hallucinations. The nurse would analyze this behavior as indicating:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

Immediately after electroconvulsive therapy, in which position should a nurse place the client?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

Which assessment finding should be considered a high risk factor for adolescent suicide?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Which statement made by a teenage male hospitalized after a failed suicide attempt is most concerning to the nurse?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

In a sad voice, an elderly patient tells the nurse of the recent deaths of a spouse and close friend. The patient has no other family and only a few acquaintances in the community. The nurse’s priority is to determine whether which nursing diagnosis applies to this patient?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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