A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF SELECTED PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN RAMA HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE, MANDHANA, KANPUR

Abstract

Based on the Journal Citation Reports that the common method of suicide was drug overdose in 62% of the cases, hanging in 31% and jumping in 8% and also 30% suicide succeeded the attempted at end of one year, two-thirds of the suicides occurred at least 15 years after the suicide attempts. The nurse should be handling the psychiatric patient carefully.