@article{ref1,
title="Perceptions of knowledge, attitude and skills about non-suicidal self-injury: a  survey of emergency and mental health nurses",
journal="International journal of mental health nursing",
year="2020",
author="Ngune, Irene and Hasking, Penelope A. and McGough, Shirley and Wynaden, Dianne and Janerka, Carrie and Rees, Clare",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a major public health concern and is also  associated with increased risk of suicide. The type of care people with NSSI receive  at the hospital impacts their health outcomes. This study explored emergency  department (ED) and mental health nurses' (MHNs) understanding, attitudes, empathy  and confidence to work with people presenting with NSSI. ED and MHNs who belonged to  either the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA) or the Australian College  of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) were invited to complete an online survey through a  group email from their college. One hundred and one nurses (56 ED and 45 MHNs)  completed the survey. The results revealed that nurses from both groups had an  accurate understanding of NSSI and had positive attitudes about patients who  self-injure. However, confidence was higher among MHNs. Greater knowledge of NSSI  was correlated with increased confidence, positive attitudes and empathy. For mental  health nurses, but not ED nurses, years of clinical practice was associated with  nurses' confidence. In contrast, ED nurses with more than 10 years' experience were  less confident in addressing NSSI than ED nurses with less experience. Issues that  affect both ED and MHNs' knowledge, attitude, empathy and confidence to care for  patients who self-injure are multifactorial. Future education and training should  focus on therapeutic interactions with people at risk of repeat NSSI. Further, more  research is recommended to explore patients' perspectives of nurses' attitudes in  care for people who self-injure.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1445-8330",
doi="10.1111/inm.12825",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.12825"
}