Suicide Risk and Prevention for Kentucky Nurses-Content PDF Handout

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This continuing education course discusses suicide risk and prevention for Kentucky nurses. The course covers prevalence, risk and protective factors, screening and assessing individuals at risk, systems of care, suicide risk assessment tools, barriers to seeking help, and documentation. It emphasizes recognizing warning signs and provides techniques for open-ended questioning. The course explores suicide assessment, methods used by nurses, prediction of suicide, and the importance of documentation. It concludes with an overview of systems of care, safety planning, and creating a suicide safety plan. Key points include: higher suicide risk for nurses, workplace stress, strong relationships, mental health stigma, conducting clinical interviews, patient collaborative writing, HEAR program, and conflicts with involuntary hospitalization and autonomy.

Keywords

suicide risk

prevention

Kentucky nurses

screening

assessment

systems of care

barriers to seeking help

documentation

warning signs

workplace stress