Posted by Phillipa on January 1, 2011, at 19:04:49
In reply to Re: In need of kind, gentle support, posted by emmanuel98 on January 1, 2011, at 18:13:48
Emmanuel That is exactly how it works here. We didn't have a plexiglass screen. At all times the patients could walk up to the desk, ask for meds, to talk, or report symptoms, whatever they wanted. We would let the patients use their mirrors or items deemed unsafe as long as signed out and returned. Now if on suicide watch usually lasted 24 hours during that time only use under supervision. And our med tecks also did the checks unless in seclusions then the RN's did also. Phillipa
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