Category: Suicide

Cases of suicide are increasing daily in many countries due to various issues, such as drug abuse and poor mental health. Efforts need to be put in place to curb this emerging issue. Despite this, suicide prevention strategies aimed at reducing the occurrences of suicide remain under-researched. What is available is nothing but mere recommendations…

Table of Contents Abstract Introduction The Definition of Physician-Assisted Suicide States with Legal Protection of Physician-Assisted Suicide Ethical Issues Related to PAS The Authors Position on the Subject The Position of American Nurses Association Conclusion References Abstract This paper discusses the ethical issues related to the legalization or forbiddance of physician-assisted suicide (PAS). It identifies…

Table of Contents Purpose and Participants Committee Background Information Topic Discussion and the Committee Process Key Stakeholder Positions Key Interactions Outcomes of the Meeting References Purpose and Participants This paper is a summary of a government meeting regarding the prevention of suicide among members of the military. People who work in the profession tend to…

The Case for PAS About 3% of all the patients in the United States cannot have their pain or illnesses relieved, and this calls for an urgent measure to rescue them. The debate over physician-assisted suicide (PAS) has largely dwelt on the morality surrounding it and the advantages and disadvantages that may be achieved by…

Table of Contents Introduction Main part Conclusion References: Introduction Even though we now live in the 21st century, the issue of legalizing physician-assisted suicide (PSA) continues to stir public controversy in many Western countries, as if Christian moralists that seriously believe in the concept of lifes sanctity, were still in a position of designing these…

Table of Contents Outline of the literature review Introduction Resource 1 Resource 2 Resource 3 Analysis of Resources How the review affected the researcher References Outline of the literature review This literature review tries to make an analysis of the previous studies about the legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide. Three studies are reviewed and these resources…

Introduction Risk assessment tools should be used to determine if an inmate is suicidal. Three methods are currently used to assess an inmates risk for suicide. These include clinical opinions, structured-professionals judgments, and actuarial predictions (Risk Assessment, 2006, para. 5). One of the common tools derived from these approaches is known as the Jail Suicide…

What was the article about and what purpose did it have? The article written by Fleehart and her colleagues is focused on the suicide ideation. This work was published in a peer-reviewed medical journal and is said to be original research, which proves that the information mentioned in it is authoritative, and all claims are…

Evidence-based project: Gerontology and suicide prevention The interest in gerontology and suicide prevention programs in gerontologic patients sparked because the importance of this particular area of nursing was realized only throughout the last two decades. This issue can be characterized as pivotal because the treatment of gerontologic patients majorly contributes to the perception of public…

The article is qualitative research, as evidenced by the fact that there is no evidence of statistical data analysis. Indeed, the research is based on suicidal assessments, something that is hard to measure empirically. Its analysis is done in a narrative form or in words, as opposed to the use of numerical data. Published in…