A nurse is caring for a 30-year-old man whose wife has recently died. The client has been diagnosed with clinical depression and is demonstrating insufficient coping skills. Which action by the nurse would be most important?

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The nurse should first ask whether the client is thinking about killing himself, because statistics show that among young, recently widowed White men between the ages of 20 and 34 years, the suicide risk is 17 times higher than that of married men in that same age group. Social isolation and access to firearms play important roles in this group. Information related to psychosis, psychotherapy, or family history would be less of a priority at this time.

A Nurse Is Caring for a 30-Year-Old Man Whose Wife