The nursing instructor is conducting a preconference with a group of nursing students on a psychiatric unit. Which statement made by a student reflects the greatest barrier to being able to provide professional care to the client who is suicidal?

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Some health-care professionals consider suicidal people to be failures, immoral, or unworthy of care. These negative attitudes may result from several factors. They may reflect society's negative view of suicide: many states still have laws against suicide, although they rarely enforce these laws. If this anxiety is not resolved, the staff person can demonstrate avoidance, demeaning behavior, and superiority to suicidal clients.
Therefore, to be effective, the nurse must be aware of his or her own feelings and beliefs about suicide.

The Nursing Instructor Is Conducting a Preconference with a Group