Clinical Practice Guideline: Suicide Risk Assessment

A qualitative study on the perspectives and needs of oncology nurses about recognition and management of suicide risk in cancer patients

“…Similar to our findings, Valente and Saunders (2004) found that the participating nurses did not consider themselves to be competent enough or authorised to implement suicide risk management strategies. Suicide risk assessment and prevention are a component of psychosocial care, and nurses play an important role in assessing suicide risk and preventing suicide (Townsend & Morgan, 2017; Zaleski et al, 2018). Nurses’ perceptions of themselves as mediators in suicide risk assessment indicate that they are not sufficiently aware of their level of competence, opportunities and power.…”

“…In Turkey, physicians are the authorised professionals who are responsible for arranging a psychiatric consultation, and nurses act in accordance with the physician's decision. However, nurses are responsible for independently undertaking other activities such as assessing suicide risk, taking the necessary precautions, informing family members and the healthcare team, and coordinating with other team members (Zaleski et al, 2018). Thus, there is a need to support the independent roles that nurses can play in suicide risk management.…”

“…However, nurses are responsible for independently undertaking other activities such as assessing suicide risk, taking the necessary precautions, informing family members and the healthcare team, and coordinating with other team members (Zaleski et al, 2018). Thus, there is a need to support the independent roles that nurses can play in suicide risk management.…”

Content Validation for the Brazilian Version of the Nurses Global Assessment of Suicide Risk Index

“…6 Accordingly, the instrument for assessing suicidal behavior developed in the United Kingdom, 10 called Nurses Global Assessment of Suicide Risk (NGASR), used by nurses, has been a tool used in England, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Portugal and New Zealand in the context of primary health care in the development of prevention and intervention actions in line with the local needs, whether as a centered interview, which uses the key variables as a guide exploring personal, interpersonal and social contexts, in an attempt to clarify the variables that effectively affect the person; or in situations where the individual is not able to or does not collaborate in the interview, using the NGASR as a basis for analyzing the situation and organizing complementary information to clarify the influence of the presence or absence of key variables. [11][12] There are other instruments that allow health professionals to assess suicide risk, although none specifically validated for the use by Nursing professionals in Brazil, as demonstrated in literature reviews. [13][14]…”

Life Expectancy Declines are a Call to Action for Emergency Nursing

“…In the September 2018 issue of JEN, Zaleski and colleagues' clinical practice guideline on suicide risk assessment summarizes the quality of research evidence supporting suicide risk initial assessments, instruments, and predictors. 4 The information can be used to support the implementation of new or improved clinical practices of screening for selfharm or suicidal ideation in the initial emergency department patient assessment. Skills, behaviors, knowledge, and attitude must all be addressed to thoroughly lead professional nursing workforce practice improvements.…”