Tracyhbrn

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1. enclosed nurse's station

   Tracyhbrn replied to margo123's topic in Psychiatric

   Both the adult unit and the child/adol unit where I work have a glass enclosed nursing station. Never have I heard of JCAHO standards stating that a enclosed nursing station is not acceptable. If that were true, we would not be accredited.... Hmmmm...

2. Are Timeouts really Seclusion?!?!?

   Tracyhbrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

   cms definition of seclusion: involuntarily confining a patient alone in a room or area where he/she is physically prevented from leaving. according to a workshop i went to, unless a patient is in 100% agreement to taking a timeout, the use of a time...