A patient becomes suicidal and is transferred to the locked unit of your hospital. Because this patient is actively suicidal you should:
A) Keep the patient in your line of vision at all times.
B) Perform suicide assessments every half-hour.
C) Inform the doctor that the patient is now in a locked seclusion room.
D) Take vital signs every 15 minutes.
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