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Nursing Toolkit For Care Of The Pediatric Patient With Suicidal Ideation, Christine Young
Nursing Toolkit For Care Of The Pediatric Patient With Suicidal Ideation, Christine Young
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Nevada’s pediatric suicide rate is one of the highest in the country. Many patients require inpatient stabilization, either in an emergency department setting or on a pediatric unit, until they are ready for discharge to home or a subsequent behavioral health facility. In many instances, patients are assigned to nurses who have had no formal training on caring for pediatric patients with suicidal ideation. Providing care for these patients can increase nurses’ emotional stressors. Purpose: The purpose of this DNP project was to increase the knowledge of pediatric nurses in Nevada using a nursing toolkit containing information to aid in …