Year: 1992 Source: The Canadian Nurse, v.88, no.5, (May 1992), p.39-41 SIEC No: 19920378

(FRENCH TEXT with an English summary) Statistics show an increase in the number of suicides by newly retired pensioners in Quebec. This article outlines the nurse’s role in prevention, especially during the first month of the pensioner’s retirement. Counselling suggestions for nurses include things such as the evaluation of immediate suicide risk, trying to help the patient find solutions to overcome their crisis & letting the patient talk about their suicidal desires. (6 refs.)