Table 2 Rates of nurses who encountered completed patient suicide and details of the encounter.
From: The impact of inpatient suicide on psychiatric nurses and their need for support
No.of respondents(%) | ||
|---|---|---|
Did you encounter an inpatient suicide? | Yes | 292 (55.0) |
(n = 531) | No | 209 (39.4) |
No/inapporopriate answer | 30 (5.6) | |
How many years have passed since the encounter? | 20 or more years | 15 (5.1) |
(n = 292) | 10 to 20 years | 55 (18.8) |
5 to 10 years | 29 (9.9) | |
3 to 5 years | 51 (17.5) | |
1 to 2 years | 84 (28.8) | |
No/inapporopriate answer | 58 (19.9) | |
In which time period? | 0 a.m. to 7 a.m. | 70 (24.0) |
(n = 292) | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 40 (13.7) |
5 p.m. to 11 p.m. | 45 (15.4) | |
No/inapporopriate answer | 137 (46.9) | |
Where did it take place? | In the psychiatric ward | 162 (55.5) |
(n = 292) | Outside the hospital (in the patient's home or during an outing) | 102 (34.9) |
Other | 14 (4.8) | |
No/inapporopriate answer | 14 (4.8) | |
When the event happened,you were: | Off from work | 75 (25.7) |
(n = 292) | Prior to going off duty | 33 (11.3) |
On duty | 58 (19.9) | |
On duty and involved in post-event treatment | 39 (13.4) | |
Out of hospital | 83 (28.4) | |
No/inapporopriate answer | 4 (1.4) | |
How closely were you involved with the patient? | No involved | 26 (8.9) |
(n = 292) | Little involvement | 64 (21.9) |
Not charged but involved | 187 (64.0) | |
Charged | 10 (3.4) | |
No/inapporopriate answer | 5 (1.7) |