Challenges in Patient and Family Care Following an Unsuccessful Suicide Attempt

Neuroscience nurses can offer a comprehensive definition of a challenge, especially in the context of caring for a patient & their family after a suicide attempt. This situation can stimulate thinking about why individuals try to take their lives, how suicide is attempted, & what nurses can do to turn a hopeless situation into one of hope. Two case studies are used to illustrate these points. (12 refs.)