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Hoai Thuong Nguyen
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02/12/2024
Suicide Case Study
Please write a 4-5 sentence paragraph answering the following questions. 1. An African American woman who lives with her three children, husband and mother comes to her primary care provider. She is tearful and very depressed. What factors should be investigated to determine her risk for suicide and need for hospitalization?
- Depression should be considered because it is commonly associated with suicide. Moreover, being tearful is a sign of rising in the mood and energy of a depressed patient, she may have suicidal ideation. 2. A woman experiencing poverty with no insurance is hospitalized after her third suicide attempt. Antidepressant medications is prescribed. What kinds of treatment will be most effective in preventing future suicide behavior?
- Placing the client on one-to-one observation while monitoring suicidal ideations is one of the most effective way in my opinion. Also, have the patient identify three people to call if the patient is overwhelmed by hopelessness. Establishing a network of individuals to whom a patient may turn if the suicidal urge becomes great is also important. 3. A young man enters his workplace inebriated and carrying a gun. He does not threaten anyone but says that he must end it all. Assuming that he can be disarmed, what civil rights must be considered in taking further action in managing his suicide risk?
- The first consideration should be the duty to protect the young man and other workers in the workplace. The employer has a responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of their employees. In this situation, it is very important to take immediate action to prevent the young man from killing himself and starting a mass shooting.
4. You are a nurse in a large outpatient primary care setting responsible for an impoverished population. You want to implement a case-finding program for suicide prevention. Discuss how you would proceed and some potential problems you might face.
- In order to proceed a case-finding program for suicide prevention impoverished population, employment status, age, gender, relationship could be the biggest resources to apply to the program. However, there are some potential problems as emotional hiding or lying about mental status could happen, which is challenging to implement a case-finding.
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