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Howard G. Smith, M.D. is a former radio medical editor and talk show host in the Boston Metro area. His "Medical Minute" of health and wellness news and commentary was a regular weekday feature on WBZ-AM, WRKO-AM, and WMRE-AM. His popular two-way talk show, Dr. Howard Smith OnCall, was regularly heard Sunday morning and middays on WBZ.

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Feb 20, 2020

 

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/5rTC9x7Rics

 

Female nurses are nearly 40% more likely to die of suicide than women in the general population.  The rate for male nurses is half that but still worrisome.  Several just published studies from UC-San Diego reviewed more than 154,000 records from the CDCs National Violent Death Database.

 

The overwhelming drivers for nurse suicide are job-related stress, burnout, and depression.  The causes: over-regulation and digital paperwork, overbearing managers, violent patients and their visitors, and inadequate staffing.

 

We need nurses to effectively and affectionately deliver quality individual health care and community preventive efforts.  Be kind and grateful to your family’s nurses.  Help them demand support from indifferent hospital and healthcare system bosses. 

 

Davidson, J.E., Proudfoot, J., Lee, K., Terterian, G. and Zisook, S. (2020), A Longitudinal Analysis of Nurse Suicide in the United States (2005–2016) With Recommendations for Action. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 17: 6-15. doi:10.1111/wvn.12419

 

Judy E. Davidson, Rachael Accardi, Courtney Sanchez, Sidney Zisook and Laura A. Hoffman, Sustainability and Outcomes of a Suicide Prevention Program for Nurses, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 17, 1, (24-31), (2020).

 

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