Saw this question and my friends and I were discussing it. We all know that if a patient says they're going to commit suicide you hospitalize them without any questions and put them on observation. However, this question stated that "you're a 2nd year medical student and a patient informs you they want to kill themselves. what's the next course of action?"
The two answers that we were puzzled over were:
i. Admit them into hospital for observation.
ii. Contact the attending and inform them about the situation.
I was thinking the first answer, but a friend mentioned that when do 2nd year med students do rounds in the hospital, which is a good point. So, is the 2nd answer choice the correct one?
The two answers that we were puzzled over were:
i. Admit them into hospital for observation.
ii. Contact the attending and inform them about the situation.
I was thinking the first answer, but a friend mentioned that when do 2nd year med students do rounds in the hospital, which is a good point. So, is the 2nd answer choice the correct one?