Suicide Prevention Flashcards
1
Q
What is the 12th leading cause of death overall?
A
Suicide
2
Q
What is Durkheim’s 3 social categories of suicide?
A
Egoistic, altruistic, and anomic
3
Q
What is cytokine?
A
Anti-inflammatory response chemicals
4
Q
What is important for nurses to distinguish when assessing patient with risk of suicide?
A
Ideas, plans, and attempts
Suicidal self-injury and non-suicidal self-injury
5
Q
How to check for s/s of suicidal thoughts?
A
IS PATH WARM:
Ideation
Substance abuse
Purposelessness
Anger
Trapped
Hopelessness
Withdrawal
Anxiety
Recklessness
Mood