SAMPLE BEHAVIOR PLAN FOR SUICIDAL IDEATION Behavioral Definitions: 1. Recurrent thoughts of and preoccupation with death. 2. Recurrent or ongoing suicidal ideation without any plans. 3. Ongoing suicidal ideation with a specific plan. 4. Recent suicide attempt. 5. Family history 6. History of suicide attempts that required professional intervention. 7. Social with drawl‚ lethargy and apathy. 8. Engages in self-destructive behavior. 9. Self esteem‚ attitude coupled with recent life events
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for self-harm and suicidal ideation‚ however‚ it is sometimes difficult to recognize individuals experiencing these behaviors. Possible reasons not to disclose could be not recognizing the need for assistance or the negative stereotypes surrounding self-injury. Alternatively‚ their attempts to disclose could be neglected or undetected‚ or they lack someone to which they can disclose information regarding their condition. Conceivably even more difficult than discovering at-risk individuals is properly
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I recently admitted a 59 year old male with suicidal ideation. As I was assessing my patient‚ he told me that he was a type 2 diabetic who checks his bloodsugars with meals and uses Insulin for coverage. He was concerned that his readings at home have been elevated and has not had an appetite for the last two days. I used the glucometer to check his chemstick which was 285. I called the admitting doctor and the Hospitalist to report my findings and the result of the bloodsugar. As a nursing
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This article is about caring for pediatric patients who are suicidal. I believe in coincided with what we have recently been learning about during our clinical experience. I was also interested in this article because I had worked in pediatrics for six years prior to working in a rehab/nursing home setting. After reading this article‚ I learned ways to carefully screen the pediatric patient‚ how to do an assessment and how some families act and what measures of support they need during their families
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Ms. Brown is a 32 year old female who presented to the ED with suicidal ideation with a plan‚ homicidal ideation with a plan‚ and recent psychosis. At the time of the assessment Ms. Brown endorse suicidal ideation with a plan to inject multiple unknown substances in her arm in a attempt to "kill" herself. She also reports a plan to kill her mother and step-father by shooting them with a 380‚ she planned on getting from a friend. Ms. Brown reports rational conflict as stressor contributing to her
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Patient safety at risk after number of medication errors doubles in two years By Daniel Martin UPDATED: 08:33‚ 4 September 2009 * Comments (7) * Share * * * * Mistakes included giving patients the wrong dose of a drug or giving medicine to the wrong patient Patient safety is being put at risk because of medication errors which have more than doubled in two years‚ a report has shown. More than 86‚000 mistakes including drugs being given to the wrong
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[pic] Falls Risk Guide Falls The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) 2005 National Patient Safety Goals requires hospitals to assess and periodically reassess each patient’s risk for falling. At Methodist Hospital the total number of reported falls in 2005 was 197 and it is increasing every year‚ Out of these 80 had reported injuries‚ 3 had root cause analysis (RCA) completed and 1 was a reportable event. Through RCA we identified that
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Unit 47 : Administer Medication to Individuals and Monitor the Effects Task 1 : Identify current legislations‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication Medicines Act 1968 This sets out the criteria for the prescription‚ supply‚ storage and administration of medicines‚ and classifies medicines into the following groups. 1. Prescription-only medicines (POM) which can only be obtained on prescription‚ prescribed by an authorised health professional‚ such
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Mr. Jennings is an 18 year old male who presented to the ED with suicidal ideation with a plan cut himself on his left arm after an argument with his girlfriend. At the time of the assessment Mr. Jennings has superficial laceration on his left arm. He denies suicidal ideation‚ homicidal ideation‚ and symptoms of psychosis. Mr. Jennings reports relational conflict as the primary stressor contributing to his current distress. Mr. Jennings reports he did take a knife an put it to his arm and told his
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The featured article brought forth the importance of patient education in regards to psychotropic medications. A close friend Mrs. Brown shared her story. Mrs. Brown is a patient with a history of mental health‚ she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression in her adolescent years. Mrs. Brown has had to grow and learn how to cope with her diagnoses through the course of her life. Mrs. Brown expressed that just before her career started to take off the need and desire for a family was growing
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