title: Stop, look and listen to patients.
abstract: During a third-year placement, a patient, who I will call Robin, was admitted to the acute mental health ward I was working on. Robin, who was in his thirties, was suicidal and in the previous 24 hours had made two attempts to take his own life. He had been transferred to the ward from the emergency department for mental health assessment and further care.
authors.affiliation: University of Worcester.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mulligan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom