NCLEX Practice Quiz: The Role of the Nurse in Suicide Prevention NCLEX Practice Quiz: How to Respond to a Patient After a Suicide Attempt A 16-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital after a suicide attempt. The patient is crying and says, "I don't want to live anymore." The nurse should: (A) Ask the patient why he or she wants to die. (B) Tell the patient that everything is going to be okay. (C) Call the patient's parents. (D) Stay with the patient and listen to what he or she has to say. Δ
