title: Suicide: a literature review and its implications for nursing practice in Taiwan.
abstract: In recent years the suicide rates have been increasing gradually in many countries. In order to reduce the number of suicides, further research on suicide and the nursing care of suicidal people is required to enhance and advance the quality of suicide nursing care provided. Statistical evidence shows that the most common method of completing suicide in many countries is hanging. Other evidence demonstrates that some suicides could be prevented if all patients were assessed for suicide risk and if psychiatric nurses provided effective nursing care, which centres on therapeutic communication skills. This paper explores the literature on suicide and on the nursing care of people who are suicidal, and also on the importance of integrating theory with practice.
authors: Department of Nursing, Tajen Institute of Technology, Taiwan. sunfanko@hotmail.com
authors: F-K
authors: FK
authors: Sun
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Long
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Boore
authors: L-I
authors: LI
authors: Tsao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011322:Primary Prevention; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention