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Patients’ Safety
in Mental Health Settings(verbal de-escalation of aggression)
By Dr. Inas Ebeid
Ass. proff in psychiatric mental health nursing
Taibah University
Learning objectivesupon completion of this lecture the audience will be able to:
1- explain assault cycle 2- communicate effectively with aggressive patient during escalation phase of assault cycle
outlines1- Patient safety in mental health settings2- Safety Incidents in mental health settings3- cycle of assault4- Verbal de-escalation techniques
introduction What is patient safety?Patient safety is the absence of preventable harm. to a patient
during the process of health care.
The discipline of patient safety. is the coordinated efforts to prevent
harm ,caused by the process of health care itself, from occurring to
patients.
Over the past ten years, patient safety has been increasingly
recognized. as an issue of global importance, but much work
remains to be done.
Patient safety in mental health settings
Although many of the same patient safety risk
factors. that exist in medical settings. apply to
mental health settings, there are unique patient
safety issues that arise in the mental health
context that are common among individuals with
mental illness.
Safety Incidents in mental health settings
1. Violence and Aggression.
2. Suicide and Self-Harm.
3. Patient Victimization.
4. Seclusion and Restraint.
5. Patient Accidents.
Safety Incidents in mental health settings
6. Absconding and Missing
Patients.
7. Adverse Medication Events.
8. Privacy violations
9. Infectious Disease.
aggressive and violent incidents
are one of the most common
types of events leading to
patient safety incident reports.
Please watch this video carefully and then 1- determine the aggression phase that the patient is revealed
2- Analyze the nurse’s response to patients' aggression
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Using De escalation Skills in a Healthcare Setting - YouTube.3GP
Nursing management of aggression is vary
according to the stage of patient aggression or anger
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Triggering Phase
This is a circumstances where a
person is still on a non threatening
manner. Which can be managed easily
and without any hostile or aggressive
behavior.
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Escalation Phase
This is an event where the client
will indicate movement toward a
loss of control ( crisis phase).
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Crisis Phase
During this stage the client will loss his
control and will react to the environment by
kicking, punching, throwing objects and he
will have loss the ability to communicate
clearly.
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Verbal de-escalation of aggression
The first step toward preventing a physical crisis is to skillfully use verbal techniques whenever possible.
Verbal de-escalation techniques
Facial expressions RelaxedSerious looksGood eye contact (not staring)Attentive, focused on the personAvoid ‘’raised eye brow, and closed eyesStanding diagonally, about 3-5 feet awayHands down to the sides, palms facing personWeight equally balanced on both feet
Avoid staring
Avoid closed eyes
Avoid raised eyebrow
Avoid closed position with client
Verbal de-escalation techniques
Voice ToneCalm, quiet, remember to breatheSlow pacedSound confident that you can help them
Attitude I have time for youYou are an important personTogether we can make things betterLet’s talk about it
Verbal de-escalation techniquesWords Being Said•“Let’s go to a place where we can talk more privately”•“Please tell me more about what happened”•“Please tell me more so I better understand how to help you.”•Listen to the story without changing the subject/interrupting•Clarify those things you don’t understand•Listen on two levels-the meaning of the words and the emotional meaning•Use words that show you understand how he/she might be feeling •Be willing to hear a differing views or opinion. Look for the areas you can agree on
Verbal de-escalation techniques
Be an empathic listener
•Do NOT be judgmental.•Listen to what the person is really saying. •Try to establish rapport with the client.
Reflect empathetic feeling
Verbal de-escalation techniquesBody language
•Finger pointing may seem accusing or threatening.
•Shoulder shrugging may seem uncaring or unknowing.
•Rigid walking may seem challenging.
•Jaw set with clenched teeth shows you are not open-
minded to listening to his/her side of the story.
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Avoid closed posture
Finger pointing may seem accusing or threatening
Verbal de-escalation techniques
Protect yourself at all times
•While de-escalating another person, you want to
be in a self-protecting position.
•Slightly more than a leg’s length away, on an
angle.
•Stay far enough away that the other person
cannot hit, kick or grab you.
Protect your self all the time
Verbal de-escalation techniques
Remain calm
• Listen - really listen!
•Avoid overreaction.
•Validate! “I understand why you might be upset.” (This
does not indicate that you agree with them.)
•Watch for non-verbal clues or threats.
•Bring in another trained person to assist whenever
possible.
Thank You