Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2024 Aug:51:76-81.
doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2024.05.011. Epub 2024 May 20.

Adapting the Zero Suicide framework to the adult emergency department setting: Strategies for nurse leaders

Brandon Roth  1 , Jason I Chen  2 , David R Nagarkatti-Gude  3 , Paul N Pfeiffer  4 , Craig D Newgard  5 , Denise M Hynes  6 , Edwin D Boudreaux  7
Affiliations

Adapting the Zero Suicide framework to the adult emergency department setting: Strategies for nurse leaders

Brandon Roth et al. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

The ED has been increasingly recognized as a key setting for suicide prevention. Zero Suicide (ZS) is an aspirational goal to eliminate suicide for all patients within a health care system through utilization of best practices. However, there has been limited exploration of ZS implementation within the ED. As ED nurses play an important role in suicide prevention through their close contact with patients at risk for suicide, ZS implementation would benefit from tailored strategies for ED nurse leadership. We describe the ZS framework and provides strategies for nurse leaders to adapt each ZS component in the adult ED.

Keywords: Emergency medicine; Mental health; Nursing; Organizations; Suicide.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, or the United States Government. The funding sources were not involved in the development, writing, or submission of this manuscript. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

References

    1. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (n.d.). HCUPnet: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Retrieved March 27, 2024, from https://datatools.ahrq.gov/hcupnet/?tab=emergency-department-setting&das...
    1. Ahmedani BK, Simon GE, Stewart C, Beck A, Waitzfelder BE, Rossom R, Lynch F, Owen-Smith A, Hunkeler EM, Whiteside U, Operskalski BH, Coffey MJ, & Solberg LI (2014). Health care contacts in the year before suicide death. J Gen Intern Med, 29(6), 870–877. 10.1007/s11606-014-2767-3 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Allison MK, Waliski A, Haynes TF, & Marshall SA (2022). Formative evaluation of Zero Suicide in the emergency department: Identifying strategies to overcome implementation barriers. Eval Program Plann, 92, 102050. 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102050 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Antai-Otong D (2016). What Every ED Nurse Should Know About Suicide Risk Assessment. J Emerg Nurs, 42(1), 31–36. 10.1016/j.jen.2016.01.001 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Betz ME, Arias SA, Miller M, Barber C, Espinola JA, Sullivan AF, Manton AP, Miller I, Camargo CA Jr., & Boudreaux ED (2015). Change in emergency department providers’ beliefs and practices after use of new protocols for suicidal patients. Psychiatr Serv, 66(6), 625–631. 10.1176/appi.ps.201400244 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Publication types