Resource Tag: NURSING ASPECTS

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This article reports on a study examining the suicide survivor’s experience of abuse. The 49 female survivors were part of a larger nursing intervention study. Descriptive statistics & non-parametric Spearman Correlation for a two-tailed test (alpha

The aim of this study was to formulate a suicide nursing care theory with the goal of enhancing & advancing the nursing care provided to people who attempt suicide or have suicidal thoughts. A qualitative approach using grounded theory was adopted. A total of 15 people & 15 psychiatric nurses were interviewed & observed. Four […]

This article focuses on the relationship between lack of social & environmental resources & the risk factors for health problems (including depression & suicidality) in pregnant teens & adolescent mothers. Based on their findings, the authors provide recommendations for nursing assessment & intervention. (48 refs)

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18 Swedish patients were interviewed as close as possible to being discharged after a suicide attempt. A qualitative content analysis concerning the meanings, intuitions, consequences, and the context of the data was performed. 3 central categories were identified: being a psychiatric patient; patients’ perceptions of the caregivers & the care provided; as well as important […]

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For a series of related articles, please see SIEC #2005-0310, 2005-0311, & 2005-0315

The author sought to determine the extent of posttraumatic stress & acculturation in Vietnamese & Hmong mothers in the US & identify their relationship to maternal sensitivity. She found that almost half of the sample population were clinically depressed or anxious, with less acculturated mothers tending to be more anxious & depressed. One third had […]

This article reports on how the therapeutic relationship can be enhanced by utilizing a cognitive behavioural approach when dealing with hopelessness in suicidal people. Following a brief overview of the concept of hope, the theoretical & empirical literature relating to hopelessness are examined. The authors argue that the literature indicates that it is necessary for […]

For Part 1 of this report, please see SIEC #2004-0759

The purpose of this family-focused, grounded-theory study was to develop a substantive theory that explains how individual healing following youth suicide is conceptualized as a process of “journeying toward wholeness.” Precipitated by youth suicide, individual healing was found to be a contextually mediated, ongoing, dynamic, & recursive process. Most often initiated by a family suvivor […]

For the original article by J Pinikahana et al, please see SIEC #2004-1490

Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health database, the authors conducted regression analyses to compare depression, alcohol use, & suicidal ideation in 3 age cohorts across 5 ethnic groups of adolescent females. The random sample included Latinas, African-, Asian-, Native-, & Euro-American females. The authors found differences in these problem behaviors between some age […]

This article introduces a special journal issue on suicide-related topics in mental health nursing. The author discusses current rates of suicide amongst American youth, the increasing likelihood of mental health nurses to experience the suicide of a patient, & the impact of these experiences on individuals & the profession as a whole. She provides a […]