Contraband
This item keeps pants in place
Belt
Technique for diverting the use of restraint or seclusion
De escalation
Time frame to complete room checks
Within the first 2 hours of the shift
Area that visitation typically takes place in
Day room/group room
This assessment is performed upon admission, with proper signage being placed outside the unit for a patient who scores high
Elopement Risk Assessment
Easily hidden on the person or in the room. Upholds documents to a vertical surface.
Thumbtack
Term for the response of additional resources for the escalating/escalated patient
Control Alert
The staff responsible for completing room checks
Everyone/Anyone
This group of visitors are not at any time allowed to visit or call the unit
Visitors with active court-ordered restraining orders
Specific short piece of information that is established on admission and shared with the patient's designee
Code word
Item utilized by staff upon admission to the Behavioral Health unit.
Garret Wand
Level of observation for a patient placed in restraints
Continuous
Assessment that is performed when completing room checks
Ligature Risk Assessment
The number of visitors that may be present for one patient
2
Type of admission where the patient refuses admission
Involuntary
Money above this amount is classified as contraband.
5 Dollars
Frequency of assessment for violent restraints
15 minutes
Items that can be hidden in the patient rooms that are otherwise not allowed on the unit
Contraband
This age group must have a physician order and must be accompanied prior to visiting on the unit
Visitors age 6 or under
This tool is utilized on admission to determine if the patient has a potential to be a danger to self and/or others
Violence Assessment Tool
This device can be brought onto the unit and utilized under direct staff supervision.
This form/notification is required when placing a patient in any kind of restraint within a 48-hour period of discontinuation.
Reauthorization to Reapply Restraints
If a ligature risk is found, who is notified?
The Patient Care Manager
This person is allowed at any time (within reason) to visit the patient
Pastor/Chaplin/Preist/Religious representative
A representative who makes decisions for a non-decisional behavioral health patient
Guardian