Risk for suicide nursing diagnosis and its related risk factors, in psychiatric settings: A descriptive study

AbstractAimTo assess the frequency ofrisk for suicide nursing diagnosis and its related risk factors, in the nursing care provided in psychiatric settings.DesignThis is a descriptive study.MethodsThe samples were the documented nursing reports. These reports were evaluated and analysed in terms of using the NANDA ‐Irisk for suicide nursing diagnosis and the risk factors related to this diagnosis.ResultsFrom the 1,440 reports that were reviewed, 10 nursing diagnoses and 478 risk factors, were identified. Based on the results of this study,risk for suicide is used at a very low level in psychiatric settings, while, considerable number of suicide's risk factors are still existing in these settings.

Source: Nursing Open - July 16, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Babak Saatchi, Taraneh Taghavi Larijani Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research