The nurse is concerned after a conversation with a patient who appears very upset and distressed and, through tears, states, "I can't go on anymore.There is nothing to live for.I need to end this." The nurse is concerned that the patient is:

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A person experiencing a mental disorder may demonstrate alterations in thought, experience, and emotion serious enough to cause distress and impair functioning, cause difficulties in sustaining interpersonal relationships and performing jobs, and sometimes lead to self-destructive behaviour and suicide.

The Nurse Is Concerned After a Conversation with a Patient