Tifphany Hofstetter is a community health nurse coordinator for the Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR. Noralynn L. Mayer is a hospice nurse at St. Barnabas Hospice Care, Gibsonia, PA. The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Am J Nurs. 2023 Dec 1;123(12):30-36. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000996556.74490.80.
Nurse suicide is an alarming issue that remains largely underexplored and underaddressed. Moreover, rates of suicide among nurses, which are higher than those in the general population, may increase due to additional stressors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a decided lack of data regarding nurse suicide or the efficacy of evidence-based prevention programs. This article examines the state of nurse suicide and explores the latest statistics on nurse suicide rates; contributing factors to nurse suicide; and current suicide prevention programs, such as the Critical Incident Stress Management and Healer Education Assessment and Referral programs.
护士自杀是一个令人震惊的问题，但在很大程度上仍未得到充分的研究和关注。此外，由于 COVID-19 大流行带来的额外压力，护士的自杀率高于一般人群，可能会有所上升。关于护士自杀或基于证据的预防计划的效果，数据明显不足。本文探讨了护士自杀的现状，研究了护士自杀率的最新统计数据、导致护士自杀的因素，以及当前的自杀预防计划，如重大事件应激管理和治疗师教育评估和转介计划。
