The results of the pilot study show the potential of
the guideline to support nurses in discussing suicidality
with patients and assessing suicide risk, and to a
lesser extent, the potential to support selection and
execution of interventions. The level of experience of
the nurses who participated in the pilot study was
quite high. This may explain why some of the participating
nurses experienced the guideline as nothing
new. It is possible that the guideline makes explicit
what some nurses already do based on experience. The
guideline received less support for selection and
execution of interventions, which may be a result of
having had few opportunities to develop an intervention
plan based on the guideline.