Institutionalized nursing staff: planning and developing a specialized educational framework that enhances psychiatric nurses' roles and promotes de-institutionalization

BACKGROUND Effective management of suicidal attempt patients requires appropriate training for nursing staff to improve, knowledge and management technique will be effective in decreasing injuries to patients as well as staff. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this manuscript is to report on the development of a screening tool for psychiatric nurses to assess nurses knowledge about suicide . METHODS The preliminary questionnaire was based on review of previous suicide knowledge scales and clinical experiences of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists in Egypt . Forty psychiatric nurses participated by completing Nurses knowledge about suicide questionnaire. The tool was developed using a four phase approach. RESULTS Sixty eight items for nurses knowledge about suicide were identified and included in the screening tool and divided into eight conceptual area. While further research is needed to validate the screening tool, the findings provide a useful preliminary starting point for nurses to assess knowledge about suicide CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the nurses knowledge about suicide questionnaire is developed as a measure for screening nurses knowledge about suicide

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Flexible nursing staff planning when patient demands are uncertain

Journal of Medical Systems ◽

10.1007/bf00997291 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 125-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Angus Jeang

Keyword(s):

Nursing Staff ◽

Staff Planning

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Quintessenz

Psychiatrische Pflege ◽

10.1024/2297-6965/a000033 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 47-49

Author(s):

Anja Maria Reichel

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Treatment ◽

Quality Measure ◽

Psychiatric Nurses ◽

Patient Centered ◽

Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment

Zusammenfassung. Delaney, K. R., Johnson, M. E. and Fogg, L. (2015): Development and Testing of the Combined Assessment of Psychiatric Environments: A Patient-Centered Quality Measure for Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 21 (2), 134–147.

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Acceptability of Assisted Suicide in Patients With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000248 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Sophie Gloeckler ◽

Manuel Trachsel

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Psychiatric Diagnosis ◽

Assisted Suicide ◽

Shared Values ◽

Psychiatric Nurses ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Future Studies ◽

Persistent Mental Illness ◽

Moral Attitudes

Abstract. In Switzerland, assisted suicide (AS) may be granted on the basis of a psychiatric diagnosis. This pilot study explored the moral attitudes and beliefs of nurses regarding these practices through a quantitative survey of 38 psychiatric nurses. The pilot study, which serves to inform hypothesis development and future studies, showed that participating nurses supported AS and valued the reduction of suffering in patients with severe persistent mental illness. Findings were compared with those from a previously published study presenting the same questions to psychiatrists. The key differences between nurses’ responses and psychiatrists’ may reflect differences in the burden of responsibility, while similarities might capture shared values worth considering when determining treatment efforts. More information is needed to determine whether these initial findings represent nurses’ views more broadly.

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Adolescent Suicidality as Seen in Rural Northeastern Uganda

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000059 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 43-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Eugene Kinyanda ◽

Ruth Kizza ◽

Jonathan Levin ◽

Sheila Ndyanabangi ◽

Catherine Abbo

Keyword(s):

Low Socioeconomic Status ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Psychosocial Risk ◽

Psychiatric Nurses ◽

Health Concern ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Low Socioeconomic ◽

Dsm Iv ◽

Sub Saharan

Background: Suicidal behavior in adolescence is a public health concern and has serious consequences for adolescents and their families. There is, however, a paucity of data on this subject from sub-Saharan Africa, hence the need for this study. Aims: A cross-sectional multistage survey to investigate adolescent suicidality among other things was undertaken in rural northeastern Uganda. Methods: A structured protocol administered by trained psychiatric nurses collected information on sociodemographics, mental disorders (DSM-IV criteria), and psychological and psychosocial risk factors for children aged 3–19 years (N = 1492). For the purposes of this paper, an analysis of a subsample of adolescents (aged 10–19 years; n = 897) was undertaken. Results: Lifetime suicidality in this study was 6.1% (95% CI, 4.6%–7.9%). Conclusions: Factors significantly associated with suicidality included mental disorder, the ecological factor district of residence, factors suggestive of low socioeconomic status, and disadvantaged childhood experiences.

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