Managing Suicidal Person in the Emergency Departments in Palestine: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Emergency Nurses رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

Background and Aims: Suicide remains to be a national and global problem, and it may lead to death. The main goal of this study is to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practice towards suicidal person and associated factors among nursing professionals working in emergency departments in Palestine. Methodology: In order to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the nurse’s emergency departments in Palestine to manage suicidal person, the quantitative cross-sectional approach was used to be applied to test hypotheses and examine the association between variables. The target population included all nurses working at emergency departments (201 nurses) in 13 Governmental Hospitals in the West Bank, Palestine. Convenience with nonprobability sampling was used. Response rate reached to (183 nurses) 91%. Structured questionnaires used to collect the data. Data entered and analyzed in the statistical program SPSS version 24. Results: The study showed that there is a significant impact of the knowledge, attitudes and practice of emergency nursing on the assessment and management of suicidal person. The results also showed that the knowledge, attitudes and practice of nursing in emergency departments about dealing with suicide person was moderate. Recommendations: Based on the study results, the researcher recommends the following: The need to develop written, systematic, clear and comprehensive suicide risk assessment protocols and a national registration system to enhance the safety of person who has attempted suicide and to prevent suicide. The need for continuous training on the mechanisms of identifying, evaluating and treating suicide person, which has an impact on improving the quality of the health service provided and improving person outcomes. There is a necessity of cooperation between health care providers, including doctors, nurses, psychiatrists and social therapists, to ensure the provision of integrated health care for suicide person