@article{ref1,
title="Suicide-specific safety in the inpatient psychiatric unit",
journal="Issues in mental health nursing",
year="2015",
author="De Santis, Mark L. and Myrick, Hugh and Lamis, Dorian A. and Pelic, Christopher P. and Rhue, Collete and York, Janet",
volume="36",
number="3",
pages="190-199",
abstract="In total, 75% of suicides reported to the Joint Commission as sentinel events since 1995, have occurred in psychiatric settings. Ensuring patient safety is one of the primary tasks of inpatient psychiatric units. A review of inpatient suicide-specific safety components, inclusive of incidence and risk; guidelines for evidence-based care; environmental safety; suicide risk assessment; milieu observation and monitoring; psychotherapeutic interventions; and documentation is provided. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) has been recognized as an exemplar system in suicide prevention. A VA inpatient psychiatric unit is used to illustrate the operationalization of a culture of suicide-specific safety. We conclude by describing preliminary unit outcomes and acknowledging limitations of suicide-specific inpatient care and gaps in the current inpatient practices and research on psychotherapeutic interventions, observation, and monitoring.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0161-2840",
doi="10.3109/01612840.2014.961625",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2014.961625"
}