Unit 7 Suicide and Non Suicidal Behavior Chapter 25 Flashcards

Question

What does **means** relate to according to a suicidal plan

Answer 1

* Means – do they have access * If the person has access o the proposed method the situation is more serious. Nursing Diagnosis with the HIGHEST priority is risk for suicide

Answer 2

Prevention is a primary intervention * Decrease stigma * Educate about suicide * Training

Answer 3

Treatment * Safety – increased supervision one to one * Safety plan – six-step plan that includes identifying warning signals, copping strategies, identifying support systems and identifying something most important to them (worth living for).

Answer 4

-neuroprotective -decreases suicidal ideation

Answer 5

Prevention is a primary intervention and includes activi- ties that provide support, information, and education to pre- vent suicide (Box 25.3). Primary intervention is practiced in a wide variety of community settings, such as schools, homes, churches, clinics, hospitals, and work settings. Elementary school children are screened using evidence-based tools that focus on both risk factors and warning signs. High schools are adopting suicide prevention curricula that involve ele- ments of education, peer support, discussions about risk and prevention factors, and warning signs. ** Develop, implement, and monitor effective programs that promote well- ness and prevent suicide and related behaviors.**

Answer 6

* Integrate and coordinate suicide prevention activities across multiple sec- tors and settings. * Implement research-informed communication efforts designed to prevent suicide by changing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. * Increase knowledge of the factors that offer protection from suicidal behav- iors and that promote wellness and recovery. * Promote responsible media reporting of suicide, accurate portrayals of sui- cide and mental illnesses in the entertainment industry, and the safety of online content related to suicide. * Develop, implement, and monitor effective programs that promote well- ness and prevent suicide and related behaviors. * Promote efforts to reduce access to lethal means of suicide among individ- uals with identified suicide risk. * Provide training to community and clinical service providers on the preven- tion of suicide and related behaviors. * Promote suicide prevention as a core component of healthcare services. * Promote and implement effective clinical and professional practices for assessing and treating those identified as being at risk for suicidal behaviors. * Provide care and support to individuals affected by suicide deaths and attempts to promote healing and implement community strategies to help prevent further suicides. * Increase the timeliness and usefulness of national surveillance systems relevant to suicide prevention and improve the ability to collect, analyze, and use this information for action. * Promote and support research on suicide prevention. * Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions and systems and synthesize and disseminate findings.

Answer 7

**Healthcare providers are often involved in providing men- tal healthcare and support to survivors, which is referred to as postvention. ** Survivors recommend the following suggestions to healthcare professionals: * If being a survivor is the main reason an individual seeks treatment, remember that the survivor, not the deceased, is the patient. Focus on the patient’s thoughts and feelings, and do a thorough assessment as you usually would. * If you are a friend or relative of a suicide survivor, remem- ber that the most difficult time for these survivors is not so much in the immediate aftermath of the suicide. Rather, it is in the weeks, months, and years following their loss. Make frequent efforts to reach out to these individuals, especially on the most difficult anniversary dates. Do not be afraid of talking about the deceased person. In fact, speak of them often. While this may seem counterintuitive and uncomfort- able for most, survivors of suicide want their loved one to be remembered in this way. Talking reduces the hurt, isolation, and stigma.

Answer 8

Postvention – support and mental healthcare provided for survivors * Survivors of Suicide - * Overwhelming amounts of guilt, shame, abandon – encourage dialogue about their thoughts and feelings (decreases anxiety) * Focus on the person’s thoughts and feelings, not the deceased * Most difficult time may not be immediately, more so in the months to come * Encourage family and friends to check on each other frequently * Recommend Community Resource

Answer 9

These injuries are deliberate and direct attempt to inflict shallow but painful injuries * There is NOT an intent to end one’s life * Cutting, burning, scratching, scraping * Intent * Alleviate psychic pain * Pierce psychic numbness **Get attention** * Escape a responsibility * Avoid a situation

Answer 10

treat it inn a matter a fact way

Answer 11

**To get attention** **Numb the pain** These injuries are deliberate and direct attempt to inflict shallow but painful injuries * There is NOT an intent to end one’s life * Cutting, burning, scratching, scraping * Intent * Alleviate psychic pain * Pierce psychic numbness **Get attention** * Escape a responsibility * Avoid a situation

Answer 12

decreases suicidal ideation but puts patients at high risk for infection,