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The charge nurse determines that the new nurse understands the concepts associated with suicide and suicide intentions when the new nurse makes which statement?

“Only the psychotic individual commits suicide.”“Suicidal attempts are attention-seeking behaviors.”“Suicide runs in the family, so there is nothing that health care personnel can do about it.”“Many individuals who commit suicide have talked about their suicidal intentions to others.”

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ExplanationMost people who do commit suicide have given definite clues or warnings about their intentions. The individual who is suicidal is not necessarily psychotic. A suicide attempt is not an attention-seeking behavior, and each act should be taken very seriously. Suicide is not an inherited condition. The remaining options are considered myths regarding suicide.

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