Nurses as 'second victims' to their patients' suicidal attempts: a mixed-method study.

Anat Amit Aharon; Moor Fariba; Fridman Shoshana; Semyon Melnikov

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Nurses as 'second victims' to their patients' suicidal attempts: a mixed-method study.

June 30, 2021

Amit Aharon A, Fariba M, Shoshana F, et al. J Clin Nurs. 2021;30(21-22):3290-3300.

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Patient suicide attempts or completions can have negative psychological impacts on the nurses involved. This mixed-methods study found a significant association between emotional distress and feeling alone with absenteeism and higher staff turnover. Healthcare organizations should develop support programs for second victims to increase resiliency and potentially decrease absenteeism and turnover.

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