Ocular examination skills for primary care

Gibbons, Helen; Amro, Raed; Cox, Carol

doi:10.12968/pnur.2010.21.4.47390

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“…Risk is unpredictable and contextually driven for individual SUs and services, and arguably requires a broad-ranging assessment tool such as that employed in many care contexts based on ‘traffic light systems’ (TLS). TLS use familiar colour-coding with red for high risk, amber for medium, and green for low risk clients [18-21]. TLS have been postulated as having potential applications in mental health care [22] and have been implemented using a similar design to action research (AR) [20].…”

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Risk Assessment in Mental Health: Introducing a Traffic Light System in a Community Mental Health Team

Croucher¹,

Williamson²

2013

Open Nurs J

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Aims:To reports a study in which action research approach was utilised to introduce a new system of risk assessment, based on traffic lights, into a community mental health team.Background:Risk management is a serious concern in community mental healthcare where there is less direct, real-time supervision of clients than in other settings, and because inadequate management of risk can have fatal consequences when service users are a risk to themselves and/or others.Design:An action research design was undertaken, using three phases of Look, Think and Act.Methods:Data were collected between January and March of 2012. In the action research phases, qualitative data were collected in focus groups with the team’s multi-disciplinary mental health professionals. Data were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically, which involved agreement of themes and interpretations by two researchers. The Look, Think and Act phases guided the development of the project; team members worked collaboratively on the traffic light system, implemented and evaluated it.Findings:Themes were constructed that were discussed across the focus groups. These themes were: Ease of use; Risk identification and management; Legal status; Different teams’ views of risk; Post-implementation evaluation.Conclusion:Action research has been used to implement change in mental health risk management. Others internationally would benefit from considering a Traffic Light System, and in using action research to implement it.

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Risk Assessment in Mental Health: Introducing a Traffic Light System in a Community Mental Health Team

Croucher¹,

Williamson²

2013

Open Nurs J

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“…Risk is unpredictable and contextually driven for individual SUs and services, and arguably requires a broadranging assessment tool such as that employed in many care contexts based on 'traffic light systems' (TLS). TLS use familiar colour-coding with red for high risk, amber for medium, and green for low risk clients [18][19][20][21]. TLS have been postulated as having potential applications in mental health care [22] and have been implemented using a similar design to action research (AR) [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

Risk Assessment in Mental Health: Introducing a Traffic Light System in a Community Mental Health Team

Crouche¹

2013

TONURSJ

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Abstract:Aims: To reports a study in which action research approach was utilised to introduce a new system of risk assessment, based on traffic lights, into a community mental health team.Background: Risk management is a serious concern in community mental healthcare where there is less direct, real-time supervision of clients than in other settings, and because inadequate management of risk can have fatal consequences when service users are a risk to themselves and/or others.

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Ocular examination skills for primary care

Abstract: Nurses in primary care need to be able to examine patients with eye problems and refer them on where necessary. Helen Gibbons, Raed Amro and Carol L Cox outline a traffic light system which can help in triaging patients.

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Risk Assessment in Mental Health: Introducing a Traffic Light System in a Community Mental Health Team

Risk Assessment in Mental Health: Introducing a Traffic Light System in a Community Mental Health Team

Risk Assessment in Mental Health: Introducing a Traffic Light System in a Community Mental Health Team

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