The nursing staff care for suicidal ideations in emergency rooms: integrative literature review

Abstract

<jats:p>This study aimed to analyze the scientific data related to the nursing team care in cases of attempted suicide in emergency rooms of Brazilian hospitals, from February 2009 to February 2019. This is an integrative review on which the research was done in October 2019, at the LILACS, BDENF and SciELO databases through a combination of key words. A total of 574 articles were found (342 in LILACS, 113 in BDENF and 119 in SciELO), and 10 articles remained after the selection criteria. It was noted that the nursing staff feels unprepared to assist people who are in risk or who committed suicide. It is essential that the nursing staff have skills, knowledge and attitude towards these situations and are in constant professional training on the subject, thus contributing to a qualified assistance to patients with suicidal ideation.</jats:p>