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:
A) assess the lethality of a suicide plan.
B) encourage expression of anger.
C) establish a rapport with the patient.
D) determine risk factors for suicide.

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Establishing rapport will allow the nurse to obtain relevant assessment data such as the presence of a suicide plan, the lethality of a suicide plan, and the presence of risk factors for suicide.

A Tearful, Anxious Patient at the Outpatient Clinic Reports, "I