Jeff is a 54 y/o man who is recently divorced with four children. He is living a

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Jeff is a 54 y/o man who is recently divorced with four children. He is living alone in a furnished apartment and was recently laid off from his accounting job. He spends most days alone and has started drinking in the morning. He recently got a DUI and had to give up his driver’s licenses. He has been a hunter all of his life and has a variety of guns in a local storage unit. He has several close friends who report that Jeff is depresses, irritable, and much less sociable. They call him to go out, but he repeatedly declines. One friend calls Jeff’s ex-wife to tell her that Jeff called him quite emotional, saying he feels guilty for the way he treated his wife and his children over the years. Jeff told the friend he feels like a failure in life and wonders if his kids would be better off if he was not around. The friend tells Jeff’s ex-wife that he believes Jeff is thinking of moving away.

1. With the information presented are there signs that suggest Jeff may be suicidal?

If so what are they?

2. You are a nurse and the neighbor of the ex-wife, she calls you. What would you say to address the potential suicidal ideation?

Why would you make these suggestions?

3. If Jeff’s ex-wife was able to get him to come to the mental health clinic, as the nurse what information would you want to know initially?

Why?

Explanation / Answer

1. According to upper information , there is maximum chances of suicide in patient because he is depress , aged and going with worst time. He is alone at home and having guns also, second he is with no children and wife which aid in his suicidal tendency.

2. As apart of health care system , I do best of my to save Jeff from suicide and to help him to come out of this condition. I tell her wife and child to join the Jeff as immediate as for that I call Jeff to my home and arrange one short party and also call to his wife. I try my best and tell his child to call him and talk to him as early as.

3. Initially we can't tell him to come to mental health clinic because it give wrong message to the Jeff and he consider that these person thinking that I am mental person and them again this condition become very worst.

Best way to spend time with him as a wife with his child. Automatically condition come to normal and if not come then we think to take things forward or not.

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