[Nursing students and the phenomenon of suicide. Research of students' experience and concept of the suicide phenomenon in Turku and Salo nursing schools].

The aim of the study was to find out nursing students opinions and knowledge of suicide phenomenon. Altogether 132 students from Turku and Salo nursing schools participated and they were specialized in surgical & internal, psychiatric and public health. Their basic education also varied, but the purpose was to find students who were near to graduate. The data was collected with an inquire (eleven non-structured questions) and was analyzed with content analysis. Students had relatively short working life experience and according to their own experience too little knowledge and capability to face suicide phenomenon. Majority of the respondents thought that a person who commits suicide is weak, doesn't talk and is a heavy drinker and the reasons to commit suicide are personal. These reasons are among other things weak self-confidence, speechless and personal problems. Suicide prevention has place in every level of the society and specially in health care, among mental health care personnel and in social work.