dkain167

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1. safety on an inpatient psychiatric unit

   dkain167 replied to Callan's topic in Psychiatric

   You have to have staff that are committed to maintaining a safe environment.-- All patient on my unit are searched- placed in a hospital gown and all belonging searched throughly- (inservice required to show how search's should be completed). Our pa...

2. psychiatric pathways

   dkain167 replied to Callan's topic in Psychiatric

   Unless the psychiatrist buys into the pathway- there is no way it will work- I tried to implement a "Depression" pathway" utilizing DPH/JCHO and "Milliman and robertson" guidelines. It was useful in tracking "variances" but if you don't do anything...

3. STAFFING LEVELS ON AN ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH IN PATIENT UNIT

   dkain167 replied to BABS's topic in Psychiatric

   I will soon be managing a 25 be adult psych unit and 20 bed Dual Diagnosis Unit. - My current pattern calls for a 1:4 ratio- I keep 2 nurses on at all times.-Of coarse -acuity -plays a large part of staffing- Suicide specials 1:1's - We also send p...