SACO Expectations
Proper nutrition is important, but this activity CANNOT be done while providing observation of a patient as a Safety Companion or Suicide Watch.
What is eating or drinking at the bedside
This item of clothing should be provided to patients at risk for suicide?
what is a hospital-issued safety gown
This type of skill is listed on a job resume
What are hard skills
What is a Wander Guard/Elopement Badge?
This abbreviation means by mouth and refers to eat or drink.
What is PO?
The interval or frequency of documentation while on a SACO
The interval or frequency of documentation while on a Suicide watch
What is every 15 minutes
This type of restraint is used on violent patients and requires security presence to apply
What are twice as tough cuffs
If the patient is at risk for pulling out their IV line this might be an alternative to providing a sitter.
What is a Geri-Sleeve?
This term means toilet and refers to asking a patient if they need to go to the bathroom.
What is Potty?
This form is used to document the observation level and RN/SACO handoff
What is the Observation Record form?
This is the distance that should be maintained between a sitter & a SUWA AAT?
What is arms reach
Personal care including bathing, dressing, feeding and toileting
What are Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)?
If the patient is at risk to fall, but not impulsive or quick this may be an alternative to providing a sitter.
What is a Bed Alarm, Chair Alarm, Lap Belt, or Video Monitoring?
Changing this often will help prevent skin breakdown, and it is also something to check on hourly rounds.
What is position?
This personal device should NOT be used by a sitter while providing observation of a patient as a Safety Companion or Suicide Watch
Cell phones, air pods, ear buds or headphones
A patient on a suicide watch is never allowed to have this
What are personal belongings
The goal is to observe behaviors in order to decide if a SACO needs to continue
What is Distance safety watch
This level of safety companion completes frequent (more than hourly) rounding on no more than three patients.
What is a purposeful rounder
Sometimes patients in this hospital lose their personal items. It is important to check on hourly rounds if they have these within reach (except on SUWAs)
What are possessions?
This physical care is provided by the sitter
What is ADLs, bathing, toileting, dressing, feeding, vital signs, finger sticks...?
Anything that can be used to attach a rope, cord, bedsheet or any other item for the purpose of self-harm
What is ligature risk
Pain, Potty, Position, Personal belongings & PO
What are the 5 P's?
This remote patient observation system provides continuous observation of up to 12 patients by one tech.
What is Video Monitoring?
This practice has been known to reduce falls?
What is hourly or frequent rounding?