Suicide risk screening in an emergency department: Engaging staff nurses in continued testing of a brief instrument

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-271

  Folse, Victoria N ^a   Hahn, Rebecca L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Suicide risk; Suicide screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 69649089223     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773809335296     Document Type: Article

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