Citation

Roth B, Chen JI, Nagarkatti-Gude DR, Pfeiffer PN, Newgard CD, Hynes DM, Boudreaux ED. Arch. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2024; 51: 76-81.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apnu.2024.05.011

PMID

39034098

PMCID

PMC11261162

Abstract

The ED has been increasingly recognized as a key setting for suicide prevention. Zero Suicide (ZS) is an aspirational goal to eliminate suicide for all patients within a health care system through utilization of best practices. However, there has been limited exploration of ZS implementation within the ED. As ED nurses play an important role in suicide prevention through their close contact with patients at risk for suicide, ZS implementation would benefit from tailored strategies for ED nurse leadership. We describe the ZS framework and provides strategies for nurse leaders to adapt each ZS component in the adult ED.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Adult; Organizations; Suicide; Mental health; Emergency medicine; Psychiatric Nursing; *Suicide Prevention; Nursing; *Emergency Service, Hospital; *Leadership; Nurse Administrators/psychology; Nurse's Role