stacyayako replied to stacyayako's topic in Psychiatric
I agree! The same is true with the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA), although I like that the DASA includes aggression against people, whereas BVC doesn’t. Thanks so much for your...
stacyayako replied to oceanblue52's topic in Psychiatric
What violence risk assessments have you worked with? Would you be able to tell me pros and cons of them? I am particularly interested in the DASA-IV and thinking of presenting it to my boss for use...
stacyayako replied to Clara Martin's topic in Psychiatric
It sounds like you have some great experience for this kind of work! Nursing school is hard — my best advice is to learn some fantastic coping skills and take care of yourself when you’re...
To those who work on an inpatient (or outpt) psych unit, does your facility have some variation of an aggression risk assessment scale? Pros? Cons? My unit currently doesn’t have one and I’m...
stacyayako replied to oceanblue52's topic in Psychiatric
Hppy, What setting do you work in? You seem to be fairly knowledgeable on this issue. I’d like to address my manager to set up an aggression risk assessment scale where I work — a 10-bed medical...