Violence Safety Policies and Tools
It is essential to have up-to-date policies, procedures and forms to support your violence prevention program. This section contains samples that can be used to help you develop your own customized documents.
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Contraband Checklist
This checklist is to assess patients upon entry into a facility for items that may be used to hurt themselves or others.
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Patient Observation Policy
This policy defines the different levels of observation that may be implemented to monitor patients effectively. It discusses the roles and responsibilities of staff monitoring patients requiring observation. It addresses education and training for staff who observe high-risk patients as well as monitoring of procedures utilized to safely care for these type of patients.
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BVC Violence Checklist
This is a risk scoring tool to assist staff in recognizing a patient at risk for violence. It defines behaviors to assess that may lead to violence and provides staff with an objective scale to identify patients at high risk for violent behavior.
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Sample Policy for Workplace Violence
A sample policy on workplace violence prevention that can be used as a guide in developing your own organizational policy. This sample is brief and to-the-point, making it easy for staff to understand.
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Behavioral Health Environmental Checklist
A basic checklist to help identify risks specific to the behavioral health population in a behavioral health patient care setting. This simple risk assessment will help reduce risks to patient safety in this population which may not be considered a danger in other settings.