title: Changing attitudes about self-injury prevention management: lessons learned.
abstract: In the behavioral health environment, nurses often use continuous staff monitoring and, at times, physical restraints, to manage the severity of patients' self-injury. Both options put staff in control, are the most restrictive in nature, and can be financially draining on the hospital's budget. This can result in negative reactions by both patients and staff. It is important to develop a program that will empower patients to control their behavior and allow staff to be aware of their perceptions and attitudes toward patients who self-injure. This article describes the leadership initiative that drove the development, training, and implementation of a self-injury prevention project and the lessons learned by staff.
authors.affiliation: Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL 60115, USA. rossetti@niu.edu
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rossetti
authors.forename: Trish
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jones-Bendel
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Portell
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunz
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sobotka
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marek
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D007318:Inservice Training; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000523:psychology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support