Teamwork: Strategies to prevent and minimize patient aggression
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Patricia M. O'Connell, RN-BC; Jennifer L. Appollo, RN, RN-BC, PMHNP, PMHNP-BC; Joyce Frank, RN
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Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017:
Espinosa et al. (2014) found that improving the milieu through early intervention and consistent structure and activities can reduce aggressive behavior and the need for seclusion and restraint. Boumans et al. (2015) found that staff's frequency of seclusion participation was positively related with the tendency to seclude. A literature review further identified that key influences over conflict are: anticipating aggression, staff team composition, physical environment, and leadership's role in assisting front line staff. Factors that contribute to aggression on inpatient units include: denial of a patient request by staff, staff demanding a patient act a certain way, staff requesting that the patient desist from some action, inflexibility of staff in meeting patients' needs/wants, locked doors both to and within unit, patient to patient interaction, and informing patient of bad news/loss. Factors identified as key influences in aggression reduction are: care planning, staff education, staff cohesiveness, role modeling/patient education and overall positive regard for patients. This project aimed to more specifically identify the characteristics, statistics and influences of one particular acute inpatient psychiatric unit, often composed of aggressive and violent patients on an involuntary legal status. The goal was to elucidate what about this particular unit makes its aggression level, as indicated by its seclusion and restraint statistics, relatively low given the acuity of its patient population. A survey was created and was completed by each staff member to get a consensus of what was most important when caring for the aggressive patient from this perspective. An in-depth case example was discussed at multiple, interdisciplinary staff meetings to identify the various interventions that made up the care plan and how this plan of care was carried out by the staff on the unit. The findings conclude that aggression can be reduced and possibly eliminated when teamwork is at the heart of successful early intervention. Learning Objectives: The learner will be able to describe three key factors involved in reducing aggression. The learner will be able to identify three elements of a successful team approach in reducing aggression.
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2017: Best Practices in Clinical and Academic Settings. Held at the JW Marriott, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Keywords | Teamwork; Intervention; Aggression |
Name | Creating Healthy Work Environments 2017 |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
Date | 2017 |
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