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 trust 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