Effects of suicidal behavior on a psychiatric unit nursing team.
1. Suicide of a psychiatric inpatient can have significant, although diverse, effects on the emotions and behavior of both individual nurses and team functioning. 2. The majority of participants in this study felt there was a need for formal debriefing or counseling for themselves and their colleagues after a critical incident, although there was less consensus about the timing and structure of such an intervention. 3. This research highlights the need for advanced training of critical incident stress management team members and for flexibility in the application of critical incident stress management techniques.
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Mental Health Program, M-4, McEwen Building, St. Boniface General Hospital, 409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 2A6. BJOYCE@sbgh.mb.ca
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000451:nursing*; D012944:Social Support; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires