Resource Tag: ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS

This study examines the implementation & effectiveness of using a standardized checklist for mental health units to improve patient safety in a large health care system. In 2006 a Department of Veteran Affairs committee developed both general guidelines to be applied to all areas of the psychiatric unit & detailed guidelines for specific rooms. Some […]

Implementing harm reduction is among the administrative tasks used for maintaining a safe unit for psychiatric inpatients. Included in nursing procedures for observing suicidal patients is the practice of 15-minute checks. In reviewing the standard forms used in several major hospitals across the United States, the authors noticed a wide variation in the format & […]

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This booklet provides guidelines for suicide prevention in correctional settings. Topics discussed include: the development of suicide profiles; risk factors common to jails & prisons; & key components of a suicide prevention programme – training, intake screening, post-intake observation, management following screening, & postvention after a suicide attempt or a death by suicide. A brief […]

The authors analyzed issues related to the use of psychiatric assessment rooms using semi-structured interviews with adult, male, suicidal emergency department patients & emergency department staff. An iterative, thematic analytic process was employed. Although these rooms were designed to provide a safe & therapeutic environment, participants held negative attitudes about the physical attributes & the […]

This position statement presents seven components of a successful suicide prevention program with a focus on recent research & the implications for improved suicide prevention. The 7 components are: staff training; ongoing identification of risk; communication; housing; levels of monitoring; intervention; & mortality & morbidity reviews. (8 refs.)

This best practice guideline aims to assist nurses working in diverse practice settings in providing evidence-based care to adults at risk for suicide ideation & behaviours. Adults at risk may include any adult who may exhibit risk factors, with or without expressed suicide intent. The focus of this guideline is on best practice within the […]

This book includes the following chapters: who commits suicide while incarcerated? when, where, and how suicides in prisons & jails occur; suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, & self-mutilation; screening & assessment; crisis intervention & counseling; facility design & suicide prevention; diversion & transition planning; litigation issues; & suggestions for the future.

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In 2000, the World Health Organization published a guide on suicide prevention for corrections officers. There are now new epidemiological data on prison suicide, a more detailed discussion of the risk factors accounting for the generally higher rate of suicide in correctional settings compared to the general population, & several strategies for developing screening instruments. […]

This edited book is divided into five parts: theoretical & research foundations; clinical strategies; broad-based prevention strategies; systems issues; & integration. The clinical strategies section includes chapters on assessment, treatment & intervention, & administrative challenges in reducing suicidal behaviours. The broad-based prevention strategies section includes information on improving staff-prisoner relationships, minimising violence & intimidation among […]