Eating Disorder
This is the sitter’s primary responsibility at the bedside.
To observe and ensure the patient consumes their meal without hiding or discarding food.
This is how often a sitter must document behavior and mental status for a suicidal patient.
What is every 15 minutes?
This section of the Sitter Documentation Flowsheet is where all redirections must be recorded.
What is the Interventions row in the yellow section?
The indication for in-person sitter.
What is SI, EDO, non-english speaking, unable to follow directions, unable to hear.
This is something a sitter should never discuss with the patient.
What is food, eating, exercise, or weight?
This form must be signed every shift to ensure the patient’s environment is safe.
What is Appendix B: Environmental Safety Precautions & Room Readiness Safety Checklist?
This type of redirection involves the VSO asking a clinical team member to physically assist a patient.
What is physical redirection?
The location of documentation.
What is the sitter documentation flowsheet?
This is the correct action if a sitter observes the patient hiding food or exercising.
What is report it directly to the nurse?
The location of removed items from the room and patient belongings.
What is outside the room in the SI cart?
The button to click after every intervention documentation.
What is the file button?
Sitter must document behavioral / mental status at what time interval if there are no interventions.
What is at least every 1 hour?
This is how long a patient has to eat a meal or snack.
What is 30 minutes for meals and 15 minutes for snacks?
This is the sitter’s responsibility when a suicidal patient needs to use the bathroom.
What is to accompany the patient if directed by clinical staff and maintain continuous line-of-sight observation while in the bathroom?
This auto-calculated field tracks how many redirections occurred in the last four hours
What is “Number of Redirections Last 4”?
True or False: Family members may be used as substitutes for in-person sitters.
What is False?
This is a task of the sitter after lunchtime.
What is orthostatic vitals?
This is removed from the meal tray.
What is items that could be used to cause self inflicted injury (i.e. aluminum cans, glasses, sharps, metal/plastic utensils, plastic straws and lids)?
If a patient has a high number of redirections and the RN does not take action, the VSO should escalate to this person.
Who is the manager or ANM for the HUB?
This protocol uses visual indicators like signage, green blankets, and wristbands to identify unpredictable patients.
What is the Green Blanket Protocol?