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?

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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.

The Nurse Working the Telephone Suicide Crisis Line Receives a Call