title: Effects of a training workshop on suicide prevention among emergency room nurses.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Suicide attempts are frequently encountered by emergency department nurses. Such encounters can potentially provide a foundation for secondary suicide prevention.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the effect of a 7-hr training program for emergency room nursing personnel in Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  In all, 52 nurses completed the questionnaires before the workshop and 1 month after the workshop. The nurses' understanding of and willingness to care for suicidal patients positively changed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It is feasible to provide a 7-hr, relatively short, workshop on suicidal prevention aimed at emergency medical staff and to improve attitudes during a follow-up of 1 month.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is uncertain whether the positive attitudes of emergency nurses toward suicide and/or educational interventions could impact the outcomes of these interventions. Further studies are needed to address these important questions in this field.
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Psychiatry, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Disaster and Community Psychiatry and Department of Neuropsychiatry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Psychiatry, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Critical Care and Emergency Center and Department of Psychiatry, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Nursing, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Nursing, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Yaeko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yanagisawa
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Nursing, Sapporo City University, Sapporo, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morimura
authors.affiliation: <location>Health Management andPromotion Center, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kawanishi
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Higashioka
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan</location>
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.affiliation: <location>Department of Psychology, Woodland Centers, Willmar, MN, USA</location>
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thurber
mesh_terms: D004493:Education; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: attitudes; education; emergency room; prevention; suicide