title: Suicide precautions in a medical/surgical unit.
abstract: A suicide precautions policy and procedure program designed specifically for patients in a medical/surgical unit provides a protected environment and allows for a timely psychiatric evaluation. General principles of crisis intervention guided this suicide policy.
authors.affiliation: Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Logue
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Parrish
mesh_terms: D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009737:Nursing Records; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D000092864:Suicide Prevention