Why are dominant suicidology approaches failing nurses? A call for a feminist critical suicidology perspective

TY - JOUR

T1 - Why are dominant suicidology approaches failing nurses? A call for a feminist critical suicidology perspective

AU - Riley, Ruth

AU - Causer, Hilary

AU - Patrick, Leanne

AU - Rogowsky, Rayna

N1 - Copyright: © 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2024/4

Y1 - 2024/4

N2 - In the UK, 90% of nurses are female, a figure replicated at the global level. A significant proportion are also from the global ethnic majority (NMC, 2023; ONS, 2019). Notably, the risk of suicide among female nurses is 23% higher compared to women in other occupational groups (NCISH, 2020). Despite this significant finding, our understanding of this phenomenon remains limited, in part due to how we interpret suicide in certain contexts. This has clear implications for potential solutions.

AB - In the UK, 90% of nurses are female, a figure replicated at the global level. A significant proportion are also from the global ethnic majority (NMC, 2023; ONS, 2019). Notably, the risk of suicide among female nurses is 23% higher compared to women in other occupational groups (NCISH, 2020). Despite this significant finding, our understanding of this phenomenon remains limited, in part due to how we interpret suicide in certain contexts. This has clear implications for potential solutions.

U2 - 10.1111/jan.15899

DO - 10.1111/jan.15899

M3 - Editorial

C2 - 37828683

SN - 0309-2402

VL - 80

JO - Journal of Advanced Nursing

JF - Journal of Advanced Nursing

IS - 4

ER -