What you need to know about the suicide risk assessment goal …
Year in and year out, patient suicide tops The Joint Commission’s list of sentinel events. If your healthcare organization admits and treats patients with primary
psychiatric symptoms, The Joint Commission’s newest National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) requires you to screen patients for suicide risk.
In addition, Joint Commission surveyors are now conducting a program-specific tracer on patient suicide assessment and prevention in applicable settings. Psychiatric units and behavioral health facilities are familiar with the process of suicide risk screening, but The Joint Commission’s new requirements may create confusion for medical staff, patient safety professionals, and nurse managers.
What you need to do to comply
HCPro has created a resource to help you determine when, and how, to identify and screen patients for suicide risk, as well as educate staff and provide a safe care environment. Suicide Risk Assessment: Practical Strategies and Tools for Joint Commission Compliance will help you develop or fine-tune your facility’s assessment and prevention policies with an eye toward effective patient care, greater staff awareness, and compliance with The Joint Commission’s patient safety goal, as well as relevant CAMH standards.
Learn your role in preventing patient suicide and meeting The Joint Commission's requirements
Suicide Risk Assessment: Practical Strategies and Tools for Joint Commission Compliance offers the most essential information hospitals need to develop effective patient assessment and suicide prevention strategies. In this book and CD-ROM set, you’ll find suggestions on how to develop tools and policies that work best for your facility, meet The Joint Commission's requirements, and help you prepare for survey day.
Guidance from a field expert
In Suicide Risk Assessment, author Lauren R. Ball, LCSW, BCD, draws on her years of experience in this field, to provide you with
- clear explanations of The Joint Commission’s goal and expectations for non-psychiatric hospitals
- practical tips for developing an effective suicide risk assessment and prevention policy—including the role of failure modes and effects
analysis (FMEA) in this process - real-world examples from a leading psychiatric teaching hospital and case studies from the field
- tools that can help your staff identify, and respond effectively to, suicidal patients in any treatment setting
- simple advice on minimizing a patient’s risk to himself while in your facility
You’ll also find sample policies, staff training materials, and screening tips that will help you prepare for The Joint Commission’s new NPSG and the
suicide assessment program-specific tracer.
What’s included on the CD-ROM?
Many of the tools in Suicide Risk Assessment: Practical Strategies and Tools for Joint Commission Compliance also appear on the free companion
CD-ROM. Take a look at what you’ll get:
- checklists, sample policies, and forms to help you create an effective risk assessment process
- a list of professional resources you can turn to for extra guidance
- tips for identifying potential risks in patients
These electronic tools on CD-ROM are easy to download and customize in ways that make sense for your facility and your patients.
Learn to protect at-risk patients from their biggest threat—themselves
When it comes to providing quality care for a suicidal patient, the best of treatments may not be enough to save a life. Find out how to identify the
warning signs of suicide, how to address patient needs, and demonstrate Joint Commission compliance on survey day.
Take a look at the table of contents
- Joint Commission requirements for hospitals
- Patient assessment basics
- Assessing patients
- Screening tool essentials
- Communication requirements
- Staff numbers and effective skill mix
- Better assessment via FMEA
- Building a safe environment
- Preparing for the suicide prevention tracer
- Frequently asked questions and answers
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