Implementation of the assessment and care of adults at risk for suicidal ideation and behaviour: A guideline of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)

To establish the evolution of the care process after the implementation of the Best Practices Guideline «Assessment and Care of Adults at Risk for Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour». A descriptive longitudinal study was carried out at the Mental Health Hospitalization Unit in Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada. All patients admitted to the Unit between 2016 and 2018, 1471 in total, were included. Compliance of care process indicators and suicidal risk were evaluated; in addition, suicide rates per 100,000 inhabitants were obtained. Absolute and relative frequencies of the indicators were calculated, as well as the change during the study period by the chi-square Pearson test, for P