Understanding the nurse's role in improving suicide prevention.
This article considers the role of non-specialist nursing staff in suicide prevention. It is not expected that such staff could or should undertake in-depth risk assessment or treatment intervention with suicidal individuals. Rather their importance is in identifying those at potential risk for suicide, and securing specialist assessment and intervention for them.
Littlejohn
Christopher
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Tayside Substance Misuse Services, Dundee.
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