ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2019
Suicide prevention by emergency nurses: perceived self-efficacy in assessment, management and referral at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya.
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- Clinician profiles of suicide prevention attitudes and confidence and their association with reported suicide prevention practices.Psychological services · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of suicide prevention gatekeeper training in nurses at a tertiary health care center in Nepal.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Mapping the evidence of emergency nursing research in who Afro-region states: A Scoping Review.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2024Article
- Clinician Attitudes Toward Suicide Prevention Practices and Their Implementation: Findings From the System of Safety Study.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Article
- Survey of knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes toward suicide prevention among nursing staff.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Outcomes of community-based suicide prevention program in primary health care of Iran.International journal of mental health systems · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmergency Departments are underutilized settings for suicide prevention and management as patients with occult (camouflaged) suicides and suicidal ideation are rarely screened by nurses and other health workers in these sites. The under-detection rates could be a result of lack of suicide assessment and management confidence among the hospital staff. The aim of the study was to find out the perceived self-efficacy in suicide risk assessment, management and referral among nurses working in an emergency department within a lower income country.
methodThe Risk Assessment and Management Self-Efficacy Scale (RAMSES) was administered among nurses in an emergency department (ED) within an urban region in a descriptive study. The risk assessment, management and referral domains among 64 respondents were evaluated using mean and standard deviation calculations in SPSS v 21.
resultsThe total RAMSES composite score in risk assessment, management and referral was 6.19 (SD 2.107) with risk assessment having the lowest mean score of 6.09 (SD 2.08), while risk referral process mean score was the highest at 6.55 (SD 2.36). The nurses had the least confidence in developing a written risk management plan 5.68 (SD 2.51) as well as using screening instruments to assess risk 5.90 (SD 2.15).
findingsNurses in emergency department have below average self-efficacy in suicide assessment and management necessitating training as well as integration of protocols that could enhance effective utilization of emergency departments as suicide prevention and management settings.
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