2021
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12915
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Implementation of the dynamic appraisal of situational aggression in inpatient mental health

Abstract: Purpose: To implement structured violence risk assessment (VRA) using the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression (DASA) on a 25-bed, adult, inpatient psychiatric unit.Design and Methods: Inpatient DASA screening for 13 weeks with nursing communication orders (NCOs) to highlight patients at high risk for violence. Pre/posttests measured registered nurse (RN) knowledge and perceptions of the DASA.Findings: DASA completion rate equaled 81.8% with an NCO issue rate of only 32.8%. RN perceptions of the DASA we… Show more

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“…12 Short-term prediction tools are more feasible when historical factors are not available in the initial assessment. 13 The nursing department selected the DASA tool to standardize aggression and violence risk assessment because of its ease of use, general acceptance by nurses, 14,15 predictive accuracy comparable to the Brøset Violence Checklist, 16 and accessibility as it was already embedded in the electronic health record (EHR).…”
Section: Tool Selectionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…12 Short-term prediction tools are more feasible when historical factors are not available in the initial assessment. 13 The nursing department selected the DASA tool to standardize aggression and violence risk assessment because of its ease of use, general acceptance by nurses, 14,15 predictive accuracy comparable to the Brøset Violence Checklist, 16 and accessibility as it was already embedded in the electronic health record (EHR).…”
Section: Tool Selectionmentioning
confidence: 99%