Selvmordsproblemer og psykiatrisk sykepleie - argumenter for skriftlig kontrakt
som et terapeutisk verktöy
Engelsk titel: Suicidal problems and psychiatric nursing - arguments for contract as a
therapeutic tool
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Författare:
Vatne M
Email: May.Vatne@su.hio.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 22
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 02013573
Sammanfattning
Psychiatric nurses need different
methods to meet suicidal problems
in a professional way. They
frequently use no-suicide or suicide-preventive
contracts when
dealing with suicidal patients, but
there are few empirical studies
about this method. One study (9)
has explored why psychiatric nurses
use contracts as a therapeutic
tool. The aim of this article is to
discuss some results from that
study after a broader analysis of
the patterns in the empirical
material.
Data were collected through
qualitative in-depth interviews.
Four psychiatric nurses were
strategically selected for this purpose.
Kvale’s principles have guided
the interviews, analysis and
interpretation.
Four patterns emerged from the
empirical data: Contracts are
seen as (1) a framework for the
actions of patients and nurses;
(2) a tool for assessing suicidal
risk; (3) a tool for establishing
the therapeutic alliance; (4) a
way to increase awareness of the
suicidal problem, but also of life
and opportunities, an aspect less
emphasised in the literature.
Working professionally with suicide-prevention
contracts in clinical
nursing requires knowledge,
working with attitudes, formal
training and guidance. The ability
of the patients to work with a
contract and their experience of
working with one must also be
evaluated.