Which assessment observations will be most influential in determining whether a patient exhibiting signs of alcohol intoxication who was brought to the emergency room by friends will be involuntarily admitted for psychiatric evaluation? Select all that apply.

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The decision to admit this patient involuntarily is based on whether the person poses a danger to himself or herself,including sharing thoughts or threats of suicide,sharing a suicide plan,or actively using a weapon or situation to injure himself or herself; and/or whether the person poses a danger to others as evidenced by threatening another,brandishing a weapon,or displaying erratic or unpredictable behavior.The remaining options do not fulfill either of these conditions.

Which Assessment Observations Will Be Most Influential in Determining Whether