Approach by nurses for attempted suicide in adolescents at the Emergency Unit

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Prieto Gil M, Alcolea Cosín MT. Abordaje enfermero del intento autolítico en adolescentes en el servicio de urgencias. Metas Enferm mar 2023; 26(2):70-7. Doi: https://doi.org/10.35667/MetasEnf.2023.26.1003082057

Authors

María Prieto Gil1, María Teresa Alcolea Cosín2

Position

1Grado en Enfermería. Departamento de Enfermería. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (España).2Máster en Ciencias de la Enfermería. Departamento de Enfermería. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (España)

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María Prieto Gil. Avda. Príncipe de Asturias, 287. 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid (España).

Contact email: mariaprietogil05@gmail.com

Abstract

Objectives: to analyse the role of professional Emergency Nurses regarding psychosocial care for adolescents with attempted suicide.
Method: a narrative review was conducted in the Pubmed, Cinahl, Cochrane and Scopus databases, using free and controlled language, and establishing filters for publication data (last 10 years) and language (English and Spanish).
Results: in total, 253 articles were retrieved, and 14 were finally chosen which met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Four categories were formed from the analysis of these 14 articles: interventions by Emergency nursing professionals, coping strategies for parents, prevention of relapses and, finally, the importance of training on mental health for Emergency nursing professionals.
Conclusions: attempted suicide is still a stigmatized subject with poor visibility. There is lack of resources to offer quality care in mental health. Nursing professionals play a major role regarding the coping process of parents, who need support to guarantee the safety of their children. Undergraduate training on mental health must be improved, due to the limited current access to specialized training through mental health residency. 

Keywords:

suicide; attempted; adolescent; nursing care; prevention and control; emergency service; hospital; education; nursing; family health strategy

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Abordaje enfermero del intento autolítico en adolescentes en el servicio de urgencias