A tearful,anxious patient at the outpatient clinic reports,"I should be dead." The initial task of the nurse conducting the assessment interview is to:

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This scenario presents a potential crisis.Establishing rapport facilitates a therapeutic alliance that will allow the nurse to obtain relevant assessment data such as the presence of a suicide plan,lethality of plan,and presence of risk factors for suicide.

A Tearful,anxious Patient at the Outpatient Clinic Reports,"I Should Be