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    Ati Lpn Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Proctored Exam

    A nurse on a mental health unit is assisting with the care of a client. Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. The client is at risk for dropdownas evidenced by the client'sdropdown

    Explanation & Rationale

    Rationale for correct choices: • suicidal ideation: The client has a prior history of threatening to kill self, recent significant psychosocial stressors, social withdrawal, and current verbalization of wishing they were not here. These findings indicate a current risk for suicidal ideation, which appropriately prompted one-on-one observation for safety. • hopelessness: Statements such as “My life is a mess” and “I wish I weren’t here” reflect a sense of hopelessness and worthlessness. Hopelessness is a strong predictor of suicidal ideation and supports the identified risk in this client. Rationale for incorrect choices: • borderline personality disorder: There is no evidence of a pervasive pattern of unstable relationships, identity disturbance, impulsivity, or chronic fear of abandonment beginning in early adulthood. The client’s symptoms are better explained by an acute depressive crisis rather than a personality disorder. • acute stress disorder: Acute stress disorder is associated with exposure to a traumatic event and symptoms such as dissociation, intrusive memories, and avoidance. The client’s presentation centers on depression and hopelessness following life stressors rather than trauma-related symptoms. • hypervigilance: Hypervigilance involves increased alertness and exaggerated responses to potential threats, which are commonly associated with anxiety or trauma-related disorders. The client instead demonstrates withdrawal, flat affect, and hopelessness, making hypervigilance inconsistent with the presentation. • emotional lability: Emotional lability involves rapid and exaggerated mood changes. While the client is tearful, the overall affect is flat and depressed rather than rapidly shifting, so this finding does not best support the identified risk.

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