Which client should a nurse identify as a potential candidate for involuntarily commitment?

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A client who verbalizes intent to commit suicide poses a significant danger to themselves and may require involuntary commitment for their own safety. Clients who are living under a bridge in a cardboard box, homeless and refusing to bathe, or eating waste out of a garbage can may all require interventions and resources to improve their situation, but do not necessarily meet the criteria for involuntary commitment.

Which Client Should a Nurse Identify as a Potential Candidate