Abstract
Reducing Inpatient Suicide Risk: Using Human Factors Analysis to Improve Observation Practices
Janofsky J S~~~~~~
The author describes how failure modes & effects analysis was used proactively by an inpatient psychiatric treatment team to improve psychiatric observation practices by identifying & correcting potential observation process failures. Collection & implementation of observation risk reduction strategies across health care systems is needed to identify best practices & to reduce inpatient suicides. (53 refs.)