Nurses' narrations about suicidal psychiatric inpatients

Author(s): Lindseth, A., Jacobsson, L., Norberg, A.

Journal/Book: Nord J Psychiatr. 1997; 51: PO Box 2959 Toyen, Journal Division, Customer Service, N-0608 Oslo, Norway. Scandinavian University Press. 359-364.

Abstract: Seventeen Norwegian and two Danish registered nurses specialized in psychiatric nursing narrated their experiences in caring for suicidal psychiatric inpatients. The interview texts were transcribed and interpreted using a phenomenologic-hermeneutic method, inspired by the philosophy of Ricoeur. Two main themes with subthemes were found: Distance, which included compassion without emotional identification, mistrusting the patient, being responsible for the patient's actions, feelings of guilt, rejecting the patient, being rejected by the patient, and focus on the nurse, and Closeness, which included compassion with emotional identification, trusting the patient through contact, responsibility for the patient making his or her own agenda, being rejected by the patient, temporarily, listening to the patient, and focus on the patient. These findings were interpreted in relation to the ethical demand made on the nurses in their interaction with suicidal patients.

Note: Article Talseth AG, Univ Tromso, Fac Hlth Sci, Tromso Coll, N-9005 Tromso, NORWAY

Keyword(s): ethics; narratives; phenomenologic-hermeneutics; registered nurses; suicide; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; STORIES TOLD; ATTITUDES; EDUCATION; CARE

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