As a member of the administrative council I find member feedback very important. If anyone finds an evidence based practice article such as the one cited here or develops one, please keep us informed. Membership matters- your input much appreciated. Thanks Donald for contributing. Mary Ann Wilkinson
Special issue on Inpatient Safety. JAPNA Please see details at this link http://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?
The Safety Toolbox contains limited time free continuing education as well as other resources
We are currently using paper and pen to document safety checks. We are looking at moving this to computerized charting. Reaching out to see who has safety checks computerized, what types of technology you use to easily get the safety checks done (i.e. scanning name bands with zebra phone) and if you document what the patient is doing at the time the safety check is being done (i.e. sitting in room, visiting with peers etc.)
4 Comments - I have not worked at a site where safety checks were done electronically for various reasons...My organization considered moving to electronic documentation for observations (or safety checks) back in 2018
The Joint Commission is seeking comments on its proposed revisions to the NPSG Related to Suicide for hospitals.
I teach CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) for verbal de-escalation and personal safety training to our Psych ED staff...I found CPI personal safety techniques more "user friendly" than some HWC moves
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You're invited to join Suzanne Gordon for a video presentation: Team Intelligence in Action: The Key to Nursing Voice and Patient Safety (Keynote originally presented at the APNA 27th Annual Conference)
Put together your own program - choose from podcasts on a variety of topics, such as workplace safety, substance use, and recovery
Considerations of safety are often at the forefront for psychiatric-mental health nurses - cultivating safe environments, keeping patients safe, keeping ourselves and our colleagues safe
13 Comments - It is difficult to see the ongoing violence being perpetuated against nurses, and instead of improving safety and wellbeing, more time is spent increasing nurses'/providers' workload for more profit
Questions are related to helped by psychiatrist, nurses, social work, groups, safety, surroundings, etc