[Solved]: Magaly, a JR I nursing student, scheduled a meeting…

Magaly, a JR I nursing student, scheduled a meeting with nurse Vang to discuss a confidential issue. Upon her arrival, Magaly asked the nurse to promise as a professional to keep this a secret. She then shares that her roommate is very depressed; her boyfriend committed suicide, she is doing poorly in her classes and plans to kill herself if she does not pass her final examinations. Which action should be taken by the nurse? As a professional who made a promise, the nurse suggest the student to be attentive and recognize if her roommate is getting ready to actually do it and call the suicide hot line. The nurse should stress that one cannot keep a secret when someone’s life is at stake and immediately go to assess the roommate. The nurse should give the student brochures and information plus the suicide hotline phone number to share with her roommate. As secrecy was promised, the nurse can only encourage the student to encourage her roommate to seek help.