The psychological processes voiced by nursing students when caring for suicidal patients during their psychiatric clinical practicum: A qualitative study

• Published in: Journal of clinical nursing Vol. 29; no. 3-4; pp. 525 - 534
• Main Authors: Sun, Fan‐Ko, Long, Ann, Chiang, Chun‐Ying, Wu, Ming‐Kung, Yao, YuChun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; Anxiety - psychology; Clinical competence; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; Empathy; Experiential learning; Fear - psychology; Female; Grounded Theory; Humans; Male; Mental health; Nurse patient relationships; Nursing; Nursing care; Nursing education; nursing students; Occupational stress; Preceptorship; psychiatric clinical practicum; Psychiatric Nursing - education; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; psychological processes; Qualitative Research; Social support; Students, Nursing - psychology; suicidal patients; Suicide - psychology; Suicides & suicide attempts; Taiwan; University students; Taiwan; nursing students; suicidal patients; psychological processes; psychiatric clinical practicum

Aims and objectives This study was designed to explore the psychological processes experienced by nursing students caring for suicidal patients during their first psychiatric clinical practicum. Background Nursing students expressed fear when caring for patients who presented with suicidal behaviour...