PubMed · 2013 · 26 citations · 11 references
Emergency ManagementSafety ScienceEmergency Department AdministrationSafety PolicyInjury PreventionMental HealthEmergency CarePublic HealthBehavioral EmergenciesHealth Services ResearchBehavioral SciencesEmergency ResponseHuman SafetyNursingSecurity OfficersMental Health NursingPatient SafetyBehavioral Emergency SituationsEmergency Medical ServiceTrauma TriageMedicineEmergency MedicineHealth Care StaffPost-traumatic Stress Disorder
The implementation of a behavioral emergency response team (BERT) at a large midwestern health care organization is described. The BERT is a resource supporting nurses and other health care staff in managing behavioral emergencies. The Joint Commission (2010) reported an increasing rate of violence by patients toward health care staff, reinforcing a need for the BERT. No published reports were found in the literature of a BERT utilizing multidisciplinary mental health experts and security officers as responders. Development strategies, response data, and outcomes of this successful initiative are highlighted.
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Violence Toward Nurses, the Work Environment, and Patient Outcomes
Michael Roche, Donna Diers, Christine Duffield et al. · Journal of Nursing Scholarship · 2009 · 433 citations