Saint Mary’s University

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

School of Health & Natural Sciences

NURSING DEPARTMENT
Course No. NCM 117 RLE
Subject: Care of Client with Maladaptive Patterns of Behavior, Acute and Chronic
Yr. Level: BSN 3
Skills Lab. 4 units (204 hours)

SKILL 3

NO SUICIDAL CONTRACT

I. Introduction:

Mental health professions should be trained to deal with suicidal individuals, including
how to use no-suicide contracts. Good contracts are specific, individualized, collaborative,
positive, context-sensitive, and copied. However, they are not a thorough assessment, a
guarantee against legal liability, nor a substitute for a caring, sensitive therapeutic
interaction. No-suicide contracts are no substitute for sound clinical judgment.

II. Learning Objectives:

1. Apply skills in accomplishing the No-suicidal Contract.

2. Able to provide the client with a Sense of security.
3. Apply skills in providing safe environment for a psychiatric client.

III. Core Content of the Chapter:

Safety Contract

I (Name of client) agree not to harm myself or the body in any way.

I also agree not to exhibit any behavior considered inappropriate by this unit

(insert setting).

I agree to use my dissociation to ensure my safety.

I agree to inform the staff (to call if not in a hospital setting) prior to acting on

impulses.

I will call the following phone numbers, if I am feeling suicidal, but do not feel that I
 will cause harm to myself immediately.

Lists of names and phone numbers that an individual needs to call if he or she becomes

suicidal.

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2.

3.

Signature of Client

IV. Activity:

Accomplishing of No-suicidal contract based on a given situation.

V. Bibliography:

http//www.researchgate
Videbeck, S. (2020). Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Wolters
Keltner, N., Bostrom C., & McGuiness T. (2012). Psychiatric Nursing. Elsevier Inc.