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NR 326 Exam 2 Notes from class exam with ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




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What is the leading cause of DEATH and most LETHAL method among suicide victims?
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- Gunshot wounds
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What precautions should be utilized always with patients who are suicidal?
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- Suicide prevention
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- 1:1 observations
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What is the definition of suicide?
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- The act of taking one's own life, derived from the Latin word for "one's own killing"
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What marriage status is at an increased risk for suicide?
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- Single/ Never married
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What gender is at a greater risk for suicide involved in a divorce?
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- Men are more at risk for suicide that have been through a divorce
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What gender is more at risk for suicide?
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- Females are more at risk
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What gender is more successful at attempting suicide?
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- Males are more successful at attempting suicide
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What sexual orientation is at the highest risk for suicide?
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- Transgender individuals
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What age range(s) are more at risk for suicide?
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- 45-54-years-old
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- > 85 years-old
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What method of suicide is utilized mostly with males?
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- Firearms (also why their more successful)
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What method of suicide is utilized mostly with females?
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- Suffocation
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What religion is at the highest risk for suicide?
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- Protestants
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- Jewish
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What religion is at the lowest risk for suicide?
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,- Roman Catholic
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- Muslims
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What Socioeconomic class(es) are at the highest risk for suicide?
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- High social classes
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- Low social classes
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What occupations are at an increased risk for suicide?
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- ||\\||\\ Physicians
- ||\\||\\ Artists
- ||\\||\\ Dentists
- ||\\||\\ Law enforcement officers
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- ||\\||\\ Lawyers
- ||\\||\\ Insurance agents ||\\||\\




What employment status is at an increased risk for suicide?
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- individuals who are unemployed
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What ethnicity is at the highest risk for suicide?
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- Whites
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What ethnicity is at the highest risk for addiction and is at the second highest risk for suicide?
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- American Indians
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- Alaskan natives
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What ethnicity is at the lowest risk for suicide?
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- Asian-Americans
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What are some feelings associated to warning signs of suicide?
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- Anxiety
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- Agitation
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- Abnormal sleep habits
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What mood changes occur as a warning sign of suicide?
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- dramatic changes in mood
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What thoughts are warning signs for suicide?
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- Thoughts of Hopelessness
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What actions, writings, and/or sayings are warning signs of suicide?
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- Writing/ Saying morbid things
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What should a nurse distinguish/ identify related to the assessment of suicide?
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- Ideas (Thoughts)
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- Plans (Intentions)
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- Attempts (behaviors)
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What are the two types of ideations?
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, - Passive Ideation
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- Active ideation
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What is an example of a passive ideation? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- "I can go to sleep and not wake up"
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- "It doesn't matter if I am here or not"
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What are some examples of Active ideations?||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- "I am going to die"
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- "I want to do it"
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If a patient attempted to injure themselves, what must we distinguish the attempts between?
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- Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSIB)
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- Suicidal self-injury
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What are some examples of Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSIB)
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- ||\\||\\ Cutting
- ||\\||\\ Burns
- ||\\||\\ Biting
- ||\\||\\ Swallowing things ||\\||\\




What are some Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSIB) examples of cutting?
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- ||\\||\\ Cutting across the arm ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- ||\\||\\ Scratching the arteries ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- ||\\||\\ Cutting where they arent seen ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- ||\\||\\ abrading their skin ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




What are some items that a patient can swallow that are examples of Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSIB)?
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- Needles
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- Batteries
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- Staples
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What must remembered regarding suicide? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- It is a BEHAVIOR and NOT a SYMPTOM
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What form of service has a higher risk of suicide?
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- A person with a MILITARY hx
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What medical dx increases the risk for suicide?
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- Chronic/ debilitating terminal illness
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What acronym assessment should be utilized for an assessment of symptoms related to suicide?
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- CASE
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What does CASE stand for? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events
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What is the main goal for treating patients with suicidal ideations?
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- Client will not harm self is the main goal!
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