Nurses' Psychosocial Barriers to Suicide Risk Management
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Suicide remains a serious health care problem and a sentinel event tracked by The Joint Commission.
Nurses are pivotal in evaluating risk and preventing suicide.
Analysis of nurses' barriers to risk management may lead to interventions to improve management of suicidal patients.
These data emerged from a random survey of 454 oncology nurses' attitudes, knowledge of suicide, and justifications for euthanasia.
Instruments included a vignette of a suicidal patient and a suicide attitude questionnaire.
Results.
Psychological factors (emotions, unresolved grief, communication, and negative judgments about suicide) complicate the nurse's assessment and treatment of suicidal patients.
Some nurses (n=122) indicated that euthanasia was never justified and 11 were unsure of justifications and evaluated each case on its merits.
Justifications for euthanasia included poor symptom control, poor quality of life, incurable illness or permanent disability, terminal illness, and terminal illness with inadequate symptom control or impending death, patient autonomy, and clinical organ death.
The nurses indicated some confusion and misconceptions about definitions and examples of euthanasia, assisted suicide, and double effect.
Strategies for interdisciplinary clinical intervention are suggested to identify and resolve these psychosocial barriers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Valente, Sharon. 2011. Nurses' Psychosocial Barriers to Suicide Risk Management. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Valente, Sharon. Nurses' Psychosocial Barriers to Suicide Risk Management. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Valente, Sharon. Nurses' Psychosocial Barriers to Suicide Risk Management. Nursing Research and Practice. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488248
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-488248