Embedding Understandings of Suicide Prevention in Nursing Education and Nursing Practice: A Call to Action
Received Date: Jan 24, 2018 / Accepted Date: Feb 09, 2018 / Published Date: Feb 16, 2018
Abstract
While it is well known that suicide prevention is often possible and that nurses often encounter persons at risk of suicide, of concern is that many nurses have little or no training in the critical life-saving skills of suicide prevention. This opinion paper responds to five critical questions concerning embedding understandings of suicide prevention in nursing education and nursing practice. Furthermore, it calls forth action among nurse educators and nurses involved in orientation to health care facilities and continuing education regarding embedding understandings of suicide prevention in nursing education and nursing practice.
Keywords: Suicide prevention; Nursing education; Nursing practice
Citation: Gilje FL (2018) Embedding Understandings of Suicide Prevention in Nursing Education and Nursing Practice: A Call to Action. J Comm Pub Health Nurs 4: 210. Doi: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000210
Copyright: ©2018 Gilje FL. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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