Codes for agitated patient

[ResidentAnonymous001]

What does the code for agitated/combative patients in your hospital look like? Are there pre-determined roles?

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[comp1]

Panic alarm, overhead paging all staff to come to the dayroom. Police called in case violence ensues. Nurses typically perform therapeutic containment and movement to seclusion, but anybody can if trained. Physician or NP verbally orders meds. LVN leaves to draw meds and returns to administer. If multiple prescribers available, one of them leaves to place the orders for seclusion and emergent meds in the EMR. All pretty standard. Is there a specific question you have about processes?

 

[allantois]

B52 or double B52; nurses would give then write it in their report unless the patient has something else ordered.