NUR 114 Test 4 – Practice Questions, Study Guide & Nursing Exam
Review 2026
a, c, e - ANS ✔✔a nurse is assessing a client who has MDD. the nurse should identify which of
the following client statements as an overt comment about suicide? select all that apply
a. 'my family will be better off if im dead'
b. 'the stress in my life is too much to handle'
c. 'i wish my life was over'
d. 'if i dont feel like i can ever be happy again'
e. 'if i kill myself then my problems will go away'
b - ANS ✔✔a nurse is caring for a client who states, 'i plan to commit suicide.' which of the
following assessments should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. clients educational and economic background
b. lethality of the method and availability of means
c. quality of the clients social support
d. clients insight into the reasons for the decision
a, c, e - ANS ✔✔a nurse is assisting with the development of protocols to address the increasing
number of suicide attempts in the community. which of the following interventions should the
nurse include as a primary intervention? select all that apply
a. conducting a suicide risk screening on all new clients
b. creating a support group for family members of clients who completed suicide
c. educating high school teens about suicide prevention
d. initiating one on one observation for a client who has concurrent suicidal ideations
e. teaching middle school educators about warning indications of suicide
,d - ANS ✔✔a nurse is caring for a client who is on suicide precautions. which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. assign the client to a private room
b. document the clients behavior every hour
c. allow the client to keep perfume in her room
d. ensure that the client swallows medication
d - ANS ✔✔a nurse is conducting a class for a group of newly licensed nurses on caring for
clients who are at risk for suicide. which of the following information should the nurse include in
the teaching?
a. a clients verbal threat of suicide is attention seeking behavior
b. interventions are ineffective for clients who really want to commit suicide
c. using the term suicide increases the clients risk for a suicide attempt
d. a no-suicide contract decreases the clients risk for suicide
d
clients who are depressed may be at risk for suicide. It is critical for the nurse to assess suicidal
ideation and plan. The nurse should ask the client directly whether a plan for self harm exists -
ANS ✔✔a depressed client on an inpatient unit says to the nurse, 'my family would be better off
without me.' which is the nurses best response?
a. 'have you talked to your family about this?'
b. 'everyone feels this way when they are depressed'
c. 'you will feel better once your medication begins to work'
d. 'you sound upset. are you thinking of hurting yourself?'
a
a depressed suicidal client often gives away that which is a value as a way of saying goodbye and
wanting to be remembered - ANS ✔✔which behavior observed by the nurse indicates a
suspicion that a depressed adolescent client may be suicidal?
, a. the adolescent gives away a DVD and a cherished autographed picture of a performer
b. the adolescent runs out of the therapy group, swearing at the group leader, and to her room
c. the adolescent becomes angry while speaking on the telephone and slams down the receiver
d. the adolescent gets angry with her roommate when the roommate borrows the clients
clothes without asking
b
The initial nursing action is to assess and treat the self-inflicted injuries. Injuries from lacerated
wrist can lead to life-threatening situation. - ANS ✔✔the police arrive at the ED with a client
who has lacerated both wrists. which is the initial nursing action?
a. administer an antianxiety agent
b. assess and treat the wound sites
c. secure and record a detailed history
d. encourage and assist the client to ventilate feelings
a
1 to 1 suicide precautions are required for a client who has attempted suicide. Options two and
three may be appropriate but not at the present time considering the situation. Option four also
may be appropriate but the priority is identified in the correct option. The best intervention is
constant supervision so that the nurse may intervene as needed if the client attempts to harm
herself or himself - ANS ✔✔the nurse is planning care for a client being admitted to the nursing
unit who attempted suicide. which priority nursing intervention should the nurse include in the
plan of care?
a. one to one suicide precautions
b. suicide precautions with 30 minute checks
c. checking the whereabouts of the client every 15 minutes
d. asking the client to report suicidal thoughts immediately
c
Review 2026
a, c, e - ANS ✔✔a nurse is assessing a client who has MDD. the nurse should identify which of
the following client statements as an overt comment about suicide? select all that apply
a. 'my family will be better off if im dead'
b. 'the stress in my life is too much to handle'
c. 'i wish my life was over'
d. 'if i dont feel like i can ever be happy again'
e. 'if i kill myself then my problems will go away'
b - ANS ✔✔a nurse is caring for a client who states, 'i plan to commit suicide.' which of the
following assessments should the nurse identify as the priority?
a. clients educational and economic background
b. lethality of the method and availability of means
c. quality of the clients social support
d. clients insight into the reasons for the decision
a, c, e - ANS ✔✔a nurse is assisting with the development of protocols to address the increasing
number of suicide attempts in the community. which of the following interventions should the
nurse include as a primary intervention? select all that apply
a. conducting a suicide risk screening on all new clients
b. creating a support group for family members of clients who completed suicide
c. educating high school teens about suicide prevention
d. initiating one on one observation for a client who has concurrent suicidal ideations
e. teaching middle school educators about warning indications of suicide
,d - ANS ✔✔a nurse is caring for a client who is on suicide precautions. which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. assign the client to a private room
b. document the clients behavior every hour
c. allow the client to keep perfume in her room
d. ensure that the client swallows medication
d - ANS ✔✔a nurse is conducting a class for a group of newly licensed nurses on caring for
clients who are at risk for suicide. which of the following information should the nurse include in
the teaching?
a. a clients verbal threat of suicide is attention seeking behavior
b. interventions are ineffective for clients who really want to commit suicide
c. using the term suicide increases the clients risk for a suicide attempt
d. a no-suicide contract decreases the clients risk for suicide
d
clients who are depressed may be at risk for suicide. It is critical for the nurse to assess suicidal
ideation and plan. The nurse should ask the client directly whether a plan for self harm exists -
ANS ✔✔a depressed client on an inpatient unit says to the nurse, 'my family would be better off
without me.' which is the nurses best response?
a. 'have you talked to your family about this?'
b. 'everyone feels this way when they are depressed'
c. 'you will feel better once your medication begins to work'
d. 'you sound upset. are you thinking of hurting yourself?'
a
a depressed suicidal client often gives away that which is a value as a way of saying goodbye and
wanting to be remembered - ANS ✔✔which behavior observed by the nurse indicates a
suspicion that a depressed adolescent client may be suicidal?
, a. the adolescent gives away a DVD and a cherished autographed picture of a performer
b. the adolescent runs out of the therapy group, swearing at the group leader, and to her room
c. the adolescent becomes angry while speaking on the telephone and slams down the receiver
d. the adolescent gets angry with her roommate when the roommate borrows the clients
clothes without asking
b
The initial nursing action is to assess and treat the self-inflicted injuries. Injuries from lacerated
wrist can lead to life-threatening situation. - ANS ✔✔the police arrive at the ED with a client
who has lacerated both wrists. which is the initial nursing action?
a. administer an antianxiety agent
b. assess and treat the wound sites
c. secure and record a detailed history
d. encourage and assist the client to ventilate feelings
a
1 to 1 suicide precautions are required for a client who has attempted suicide. Options two and
three may be appropriate but not at the present time considering the situation. Option four also
may be appropriate but the priority is identified in the correct option. The best intervention is
constant supervision so that the nurse may intervene as needed if the client attempts to harm
herself or himself - ANS ✔✔the nurse is planning care for a client being admitted to the nursing
unit who attempted suicide. which priority nursing intervention should the nurse include in the
plan of care?
a. one to one suicide precautions
b. suicide precautions with 30 minute checks
c. checking the whereabouts of the client every 15 minutes
d. asking the client to report suicidal thoughts immediately
c
