Mental Health Nursing Student’s Perception of Clinical Simulation about Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Qualitative Study
Suicide is a serious public health problem, with a global mortality rate of 1.4% of all deaths worldwide and the leading cause of unnatural death in Spain. Clinical simulation has proven to be a beneficial tool in training nursing students. Such experiences allow them to develop cognitive and affect...
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| author | Pablo Del Pozo-Herce Alberto Tovar-Reinoso Antonio Martínez-Sabater Elena Chover-Sierra Teresa Pacheco-Tabuenca Jorge Carrasco-Yubero Juan Luis Sánchez-González Silvia González-Fernández Iván Santolalla-Arnedo Teresa Sufrate-Sorzano Raúl Juárez-Vela Eva García-Carpintero Blas |
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| description | Suicide is a serious public health problem, with a global mortality rate of 1.4% of all deaths worldwide and the leading cause of unnatural death in Spain. Clinical simulation has proven to be a beneficial tool in training nursing students. Such experiences allow them to develop cognitive and affective skills that are fundamental for the detection of warning signs and the use of interventions in cases of people who want to take their own lives. Working in a mental health environment can be difficult for nursing students; therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of nursing students on the approach, management, and intervention of suicidal crisis through clinical mental health simulation. Methods: qualitative descriptive phenomenological study through focus groups and reflective narratives in a sample of 45 students. A thematic analysis was performed using ATLAS-ti. Results: After the analysis, three themes were obtained: (a) management and handling of emotions, (b) identification of suicide motives, and (c) intervention in suicidal crisis. Discussion: Clinical simulation in mental health allows students to exercise clinical judgment reasoning, detect warning signs for a better treatment approach, and provide tools for effective intervention and management of patient care. The results of this study indicate that nursing students face challenges in approaching mental health clinical simulation due to a lack of prior exposure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86eb56589a5943e5909140763c1c19112024-03-27T13:57:57ZengMDPI AGNursing Reports2039-439X2039-44032024-03-0114164165410.3390/nursrep14010049Mental Health Nursing Student’s Perception of Clinical Simulation about Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Qualitative StudyPablo Del Pozo-Herce0Alberto Tovar-Reinoso1Antonio Martínez-Sabater2Elena Chover-Sierra3Teresa Pacheco-Tabuenca4Jorge Carrasco-Yubero5Juan Luis Sánchez-González6Silvia González-Fernández7Iván Santolalla-Arnedo8Teresa Sufrate-Sorzano9Raúl Juárez-Vela10Eva García-Carpintero Blas11Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jimenez Diaz University Hospital, 28040 Madrid, SpainInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz, 28040 Madrid, SpainNursing Care and Education Research Group (GRIECE), GIUV2019-456, Nursing Department, Universitat de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainNursing Care and Education Research Group (GRIECE), GIUV2019-456, Nursing Department, Universitat de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainSubdirección General de Atención y Cuidados Sociosanitarios, Consejería de Sanidad, 28009 Madrid, SpainSchool of Nursing Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid Autonomous University, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, SpainFaculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, SpainResearch Unit on Integrated Health Care (INCUiSA), Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), 26006 Logroño, SpainResearch Unit on Integrated Health Care (INCUiSA), Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), 26006 Logroño, SpainResearch Unit on Integrated Health Care (INCUiSA), Biomedical Research Center of La Rioja (CIBIR), 26006 Logroño, SpainHealth Department, School of Life and Nature Sciences, Nebrija University, 28248 Madrid, SpainSuicide is a serious public health problem, with a global mortality rate of 1.4% of all deaths worldwide and the leading cause of unnatural death in Spain. Clinical simulation has proven to be a beneficial tool in training nursing students. Such experiences allow them to develop cognitive and affective skills that are fundamental for the detection of warning signs and the use of interventions in cases of people who want to take their own lives. Working in a mental health environment can be difficult for nursing students; therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of nursing students on the approach, management, and intervention of suicidal crisis through clinical mental health simulation. Methods: qualitative descriptive phenomenological study through focus groups and reflective narratives in a sample of 45 students. A thematic analysis was performed using ATLAS-ti. Results: After the analysis, three themes were obtained: (a) management and handling of emotions, (b) identification of suicide motives, and (c) intervention in suicidal crisis. Discussion: Clinical simulation in mental health allows students to exercise clinical judgment reasoning, detect warning signs for a better treatment approach, and provide tools for effective intervention and management of patient care. The results of this study indicate that nursing students face challenges in approaching mental health clinical simulation due to a lack of prior exposure.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/14/1/49suicidemental healthsimulation trainingnursing studentqualitative research |
| spellingShingle | Pablo Del Pozo-Herce Alberto Tovar-Reinoso Antonio Martínez-Sabater Elena Chover-Sierra Teresa Pacheco-Tabuenca Jorge Carrasco-Yubero Juan Luis Sánchez-González Silvia González-Fernández Iván Santolalla-Arnedo Teresa Sufrate-Sorzano Raúl Juárez-Vela Eva García-Carpintero Blas Mental Health Nursing Student’s Perception of Clinical Simulation about Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Qualitative Study Nursing Reports suicide mental health simulation training nursing student qualitative research |
| title | Mental Health Nursing Student’s Perception of Clinical Simulation about Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Mental Health Nursing Student’s Perception of Clinical Simulation about Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Mental Health Nursing Student’s Perception of Clinical Simulation about Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental Health Nursing Student’s Perception of Clinical Simulation about Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Mental Health Nursing Student’s Perception of Clinical Simulation about Patients at Risk of Suicide: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | mental health nursing student s perception of clinical simulation about patients at risk of suicide a qualitative study |
| topic | suicide mental health simulation training nursing student qualitative research |
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