Using the ICAR2E Tool to Care for Suicidal Patients in Emergency Settings-Using the ICAR2E Tool to Care for Suicidal Patients in Emergency Settings

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Video Summary

Good afternoon everyone. In this webinar, Lisa Wolf presents the iCare2 tool, which is a process for identifying, assessing, and managing the care of suicidal patients in emergency settings. The tool was developed through collaboration between the Emergency Nurses Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and other experts. The webinar focuses on the role of emergency nurses in identifying and caring for suicidal patients. Lisa Wolf discusses the importance of recognizing cues and behaviors that may indicate suicidality, even if the patient does not explicitly mention it. These cues can include lack of eye contact, hesitancy in answering questions, and discrepancies between the patient's presentation and their story. Nurses should pay attention to non-verbal cues as well, such as poor hygiene or flat affect. The webinar emphasizes the need for nurses to create a safe and trusting environment for patients to disclose their feelings and thoughts. Nurses should also engage in ongoing assessment and risk evaluation throughout the patient's stay in the emergency department. The iCare2 tool provides a framework for emergency physicians to assess and manage suicidal patients, but the concepts and strategies discussed in the webinar are applicable to nurses as well. The webinar concludes by urging nurses to advocate for the use of the iCare2 tool and to educate their physician colleagues about it. Nurses can play a crucial role in identifying and caring for suicidal patients in emergency settings by using the iCare2 tool and ensuring ongoing assessment and support.

Keywords

iCare2 tool

suicidal patients

emergency settings

identifying cues

assessing patients

managing care

emergency nurses

non-verbal cues

creating a safe environment

ongoing assessment