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5. After threatening to jump off of a bridge, a client is brought to an emergency department by police. To assess for suicide potential, which question should a nurse ask first? 1."Are you currently thinking about harming yourself? "2."Why do you want to harm yourself? "3."Have you thought about the consequences of your actions? "4."Who is your emergency contact person?" {Ans: 1."Are you currently thinking about harming yourself?"}A client comes to a psychiatric clinic experiencing sudden extreme fatigue and decreased sleep and appetite. The client works 12 hours a day and rates anxiety as 8/10 on a numeric scale. What long-term outcome is realistic in addressing this client's crisis? 1.The client will change his type-A personality traits to more adaptive ones by one week. 2.The client will list five positive self-attributes. 3.The client will examine how childhood events led to his overachieving orientation. 4.The client will return to previous adaptive levels of functioning by week six. {Ans: 4.The client will return to previous adaptive levels of functioning by week six.}1. Which of the following is a correct assumption regarding the concept of crisis? a. Crises occur only in individuals with psychopathology. b. The stressful event that precipitates crisis