Related Factors:
Behavioral
- History of previous suicide attempt;
- impulsiveness;
- buying a gun;
- stockpiling medicines;
- making or changing a will;
- giving away possessions;
- sudden euphoric recovery from major depression;
- marked changes in behavior, attitude, school performance
- Threats of killing oneself;
- states desire to die/end it all
- Living alone;
- retired;
- relocation, institutionalization;
- economic instability;
- loss of autonomy/independence;
- presence of gun in home;
- adolescents living in nontraditional settings (e.g., juvenile detention center, prison, half-way house, group home)
- Family history of suicide;
- alcohol and substance use/abuse;
- psychiatric illness/disorder (e.g., depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder);
- abuse in childhood; guilt; gay or lesbian youth
- Age: elderly, young adult males, adolescents;
- race: Caucasian, Native American;
- gender: male divorced, widowed
- Physical illness;
- terminal illness;
- chronic pain
- Loss of important relationship;
- disrupted family life;
- grief, bereavement;
- poor support systems;
- loneliness;
- hopelessness;
- helplessness;
- social isolation;
- legal or disciplinary problem;
- cluster suicides
NOC Outcomes (Nursing Outcomes Classification)
Suggested NOC Labels
- Cognitive Ability
- Depression Control
- Distorted Thought Control
- Impulse Control
- Self-Mutilation Restraint
- Suicide Self-Restraint
- Will to Live
- Does not harm self
- Expresses decreased anxiety and control of hallucinations
- Talks about feelings; expresses anger appropriately
- Obtains no access to harmful objects
- Yields access to harmful objects
NIC Interventions (Nursing Interventions Classification)
Suggested NIC Labels
- Anxiety Reduction
- Coping Enhancement
- Crisis Intervention
- Suicide Prevention
- Surveillance
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