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 chest. How should the nurse assess the lethality of this plan? a. No risk
b. A low level of lethality
c. A moderate level of lethality
d. A high level of lethality
D
The patient 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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