The nurse working the telephone suicide crisis line receives a call from a man who tells her he lives
alone in a home several miles from his nearest neighbors. He has been considering suicide for 2
months.
He has had several drinks and has loaded his shotgun, with which he plans to shoot himself
in the heart. The nurse should assess the lethality of this plan as having
a. no risk.
b. a low level of lethality.
c. a moderate level of lethality.
d. a high level of lethality.
D
The client has a highly detailed plan, a highly lethal method, the means to carry it out, lowered
impulse control because of alcohol ingestion, and a low potential for rescue.
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