Suicide Prevention

Abstract

An encrypted, anonymous, proactive risk screening is effective at identifying nurses at risk and referring them to mental healthcare.

Associations Among Nurses' Mental/Physical Health, Lifestyle Behaviors, Shift Length, and Workplace Wellness Support During COVID-19

“…In addition, anonymous mental health screening programs should be implemented by health systems, such as the Healer Education and Referral (HEAR) program, which provides referral and access to mental health treatment of clinicians suffering from depression. 29,30 Beyond evidence-based programming and wellness cultures and tactics, intense effort must be placed in fixing system drivers such as long working hours that lead to burnout and unhealthy behaviors. Nurses tend to prefer 12-hour shift lengths as they perceive that it improves work-life balance.…”

Integrating the Environmental Domain Into the Nursing Well-Being Model: A Call to Action

“…Suicide is highest in nurses (38.1%) as compared to other healthcare providers, and female nurses are 70% more likely to commit suicide than physicians (Davis et al, 2021; Lee & Friese, 2021). Nurse suicide is higher among nurses who feel a sense of moral distress in their work, which can be exacerbated by feelings that they are not performing well in their roles because of work overload, work stress, or fatigue (Davidson, Mendis, et al, 2018; Davidson, Zisook, et al, 2018; Kelsey et al, 2021). The physical environment can contribute to these feelings of moral distress with long windowless hallways, lack of spaces to enhance work efficiency, poor lines of sight to the patients and/or other providers, and other environmental burdens.…”

Keine Interdisziplinarität ohne Interprofessionalität in der Schmerztherapie

“…International wird laut Rießland-Seifert 13 Krankenpflegepersonal im CL-Dienst eingesetzt. Dies gilt vor allem für den Bereich der Psychiatrie (Screening auf Suizidalität) 25 , aber auch schon in der Geriatrie 26 – 28 und Orthopädie 29 .…”