L131 BARNFIELD Thesisfinal_Redacted.pdf (34.09 MB)
An investigation into the attitudes, behaviours and interaction of nurses in acute care settings when providing suicide attempt aftercare
thesis
posted on 2019-03-19, 04:47 authored by JACQUELINE SUSAN BARNFIELDThis thesis examines the attitudes and behaviours of generalist nurses when providing nursing care to people who have been admitted to hospital following a suicide attempt. It identifies a concept referred to as suicide anxiety as an influencing factor to the care nurses are able to provide and offers suggestions as to how nurses can be supported in dealing with this anxiety.