RT Journal Article
T1 Nursing students' experience of approaching risk for suicide behaviour through simulated environments: a content analysis study
A1 Quemada-González, Casta
A1 Becerra-Martos, Elena Flores
A1 Blenkarn, Morgan
A1 Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Laura del Carmen
A1 García-Mayor, Silvia
A1 León-Campos, Álvaro
A1 Martí-García, Celia
K1 Enfermería
K1 Estudiantes universitarios
K1 Métodos de simulación
K1 Suicidio
AB BackgroundSuicide is a major public health problem, especially among the young population. Nurses are in a unique position to prevent it due to their constant contact with patients. However, addressing suicidal behaviour can be complicated by the emotional responses it elicits. Simulation has been shown to be an effective tool to increase the self-confidence of nursing students in dealing with these sensitive situations in a safe environment prior to dealing with real patients.AimTo explore nursing students' perceptions, thoughts, and emotions about their performance in dealing with risk for suicidal behaviour through simulated scenarios.DesignQualitative descriptive study.MethodsStudents of Mental Health and Psychiatric II in the third year of the Nursing course at the University of Málaga were invited to explain their experience by answering a questionnaire of three open-ended questions following their participation in the simulated scenarios of the course.ResultsA total of 72 students participated. Content analysis of the written responses identified three main themes: (i) Emotions experienced during the simulation; (ii) Self-criticism of the performance/intervention; (iii) Student evaluation of the learning experience.Most of the students indicated at some point during the clinical scenario, they had felt anxiety, proposing possible improvements in their own performance. The clinical scenario that elicited the most negative emotions was that of a person diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.ConclusionClinical simulations contribute to a better understanding of nursing practice with mental health patients and the need for training in emotional and therapeutic communication skills among students.
PB Elsevier
YR 2024
FD 2024-03-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30832
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30832
LA eng
NO Casta Quemada-González, Elena Flores Becerra-Martos, Morgan Blenkarn, Laura Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Silvia García-Mayor, Álvaro León-Campos, Celia Martí-García, Nursing students' experience of approaching risk for suicide behaviour through simulated environments: A content analysis study, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Volume 50, 2024, Pages 5-13, ISSN 0883-9417, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2024.03.001
NO Funding for Open Access charge: Universidad de Málaga/CBUA.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026