The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) sees a patient in the primary care office for a routine physical exam. The patient reports suicidal thoughts. What is the APRN's most appropriate next step?

Notify the patient's family of the findings.

Refer the patient to a psychologist.

Prescribe the patient a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).

Ask the patient if they have a specific plan as to when, where, or how they would do it.