Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

Is your organization using security officers as sitters or one-on-one observers? If so, be sure your staff are appropriately trained and competent in the tasks being delegated to them. HC Pro’s Hospital Safety Center has released an article detailing the pitfalls of such assignments.

This document provides guidelines for sitters who observe patients identified as a danger to themselves and others. The form is an education tool for sitters to make them aware of expectations while they are sitting with the patient, including when to notify the nurse immediately. These guidelines are an important resource to help maintain a safe environment of care for patients.

These guidelines describe what healthcare providers should do when a pediatric patient screens positive for suicide risk.

A script for nursing staff to help explain the condition of their minor child to parents/guardians.

A flyer providing information to parents/guardians regarding what will occur during their minor child’s behavioral health visit.

This resource provides screening and assessment tools for primary care units involving patients with mental health issues.

Prioritizing our Healthcare Workers: The importance of Addressing the Intersection of Workplace Violence and Mental Health and Wellbeing

It is essential to understand a security program. These resources help build and sustain a security program in healthcare. Sources delve further into risk considerations of law enforcement's presence in the emergency room and guidance to infant abductions.