Seclusion Rates and Workplace Violence on a Psychiatric Emergency Department Unit
Early identification of violence risk, patient-specific agitation factors, and de-escalation preferences in the ED setting may have the potential to improve safety through reduced seclusion and workplace violence events. Future research could study patient perspectives of the VAT as a patient-centered tool in de-escalation to reduce seclusion.
Authors
- Clayton T. Walden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7131-0975)
- L Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5288-7653)
- K.G. Young
- Jennifer Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4370-3438)
- Jiménez Villa J (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3923-4485)
- Alexa Carey
- Tammy Erbaio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3297-9602)
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903251338043
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31