A patient who has recently lost a spouse calls the crisis line and reports suicidal ideations that involve jumping off a bridge over the river when no one is around.What level of lethality would a nurse assess for this plan?
A) Low
B) Moderate
C) High
D) Lethality cannot be determined from this data.

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Jumping from a high place into water when no one is present to provide rescue is a highly lethal method.

A Patient Who Has Recently Lost a Spouse Calls the Crisis