by invisalert | Oct 11, 2022 | Article
Can you go to the emergency room for mental health? Yes. While we typically associate trips to the emergency room with things like broken arms or other physical ailments, visits to the ER for mental health crises have been on the rise in recent years. Mental health...
by invisalert | Aug 2, 2022 | Case Study
Introduction Psychiatric inpatients are at high risk for falls and self-harm due to drug side effects and behaviors associated with mental illness. The purpose of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project was to determine if the implementation of ObservSMART, a...
by invisalert | Jul 26, 2022 | Article
Health care systems rely on shift workers to ensure continuity of care in hospitals and residential facilities. Shift work is any work schedule that conflicts with the typical day-night cycle, and can include evenings, nights, rotating shifts, and split shifts. For...
by invisalert | Jun 21, 2022 | Article
For over a decade, healthcare facilities across the U.S. have seen a marked increase in mental health care hospital admissions. But the social isolation, extreme anxiety, and grief brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has driven the nation’s mental health crisis to a...
by invisalert | Jun 16, 2022 | Article
What Is a Required 15 Minute Patient Check? A 15-minute patient safety check, commonly known as a Q15 check, is standard in inpatient psychiatric healthcare settings. Patients are placed on a Q15 check, meaning a safety check is performed by a mental health technician...
