A tearful,anxious man comes to the clinic with the chief complaint,"I should be dead." The first task of the nurse conducting the assessment interview is to:

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Establishing rapport is key to developing a therapeutic relationship,which in turn increases the likelihood of candid and helpful responses to the nurse's assessment.The nurse would then assess lethality and risk factors but not encourage the expression of anger during the assessment phase.

A Tearful,anxious Man Comes to the Clinic with the Chief