A patient who is a policewoman tells the nurse she is depressed and can no longer deal with the stress of her job.She mentions that employee assistance counseling failed to change her hopeless attitude.She states that she will use her police revolver to shoot herself in the head during the day when no one is at home and the home is locked.Which formulation by the triage nurse is correct?

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The correct option identifies that the plan is well thought out; the imminence is high because the patient is ready to act; the gun is a highly lethal method,and she has the weapon; and the rescue potential is low because a gun is the chosen method.The remaining options do not show the proper assessment of these criteria.

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