A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit after a serious suicidal attempt by hanging. What is the nurse’s most important intervention to maintain client safety?  1. Request that a peer remain with...

A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit after a serious suicidal attempt by hanging. What is the nurse’s most important intervention to maintain client safety?

 1. Request that a peer remain with the client at all times.

2. Remove the client’s clothing and place the client in a hospital gown.

3. Assign a staff member to the client who will remain with him or her at all times.

 4. Admit the client to a seclusion room where all potentially dangerous articles are removed.