@article{ref1,
title="Suicide prevention: a healer education and referral program for nurses",
journal="Journal of nursing administration",
year="2018",
author="Davidson, Judy E. and Zisook, Sidney and Kirby, Brittany and DeMichele, Gianni and Norcross, William",
volume="48",
number="2",
pages="85-92",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the pilot expansion of a proactive suicide risk-screening program, initially designed for physicians, to nurses. <br><br>BACKGROUND: The Healer Education, Assessment and Referral (HEAR) program detects at-risk physicians and facilitates referral to mental healthcare. Nothing similar has been available for at-risk nurses. Local nurse suicides served as the catalyst to extend the HEAR program to nurses. <br><br>METHODS: Education, outreach, and an encrypted, online, anonymous, proactive risk screening were conducted to identify and refer nurses with depression and suicide risk. <br><br>RESULTS: During the 1st 6 months of the program, 172 of 2475 (7%) nurses completed questionnaires; 74 (43%) were rated as high risk, and another 98 (55%) as moderate risk; 12 (7%) reported current active thoughts or actions of self-harm, and 19 (11%) reported previous suicide attempts. Forty-four (26%) received in-person or verbal counseling, and 17 accepted referral for continued treatment. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: An encrypted, anonymous, proactive risk screening is effective at identifying nurses at risk and referring them to mental healthcare.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-0443",
doi="10.1097/NNA.0000000000000582",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000582"
}