title: Contracting to lower precaution status for child psychiatric inpatients.
abstract: 1. Contracting will reduce high-risk precaution incidents. 2. Children are capable of understanding, writing, and adhering to contracting procedures. 3. Contracting performed according to established procedures that use specified criteria for advancement is effective. 4. Nurses should listen carefully and critically examine the child's statements, avoiding making inferences about the child's intentions.
authors.affiliation: Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84113-1100.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: McMahon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D010358:Patient Participation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014589:Utah