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Panorama documentry
Mar 4 2007, 4:18 PM EST
This was quite a useful eye opener for the general public and i agree with Tony Bleetman, that staff in A&E require more extensive training in addition to conflict resolution which has been implemented by the NHS Security Management Services. I do however continue to have concerns that some nurses still adopt the same 'mindset' for all patients that may lose control and become aggressive. ie 'we are not tolerating this, get security and the police to take them away etc...' Each clinical presentation needs to be examined and managed carefully, otherwise we (nurses) run the risk of losing public sympathy by the very people we are supposed to being trying to care for. If my relative was admitted to the A&E dept in a toxic confusional state due to an underlying physiological condition and as a result started to behave violently i would expect a team of nurses to be able to continue to fullfill their duty of care by being proficiently skilled in safe restraint procedures;NOT just expecting the security or police to jump under these circumstances!! Any thoughts?
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1. RE: Panorama documentry
Mar 9 2007, 9:01 AM EST
I agree with you.Having been delivering training in the NHS in A&E, CMHT, and secure units, this appraoch comes accross from SOME nurses. I also agree with Tony Bleeman, a very respected individual with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in this area
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2. RE: Panorama documentary
Mar 12 2007, 8:39 AM EDT
I thought that the side room scenario was sufficient evidence to reinforce the fact that staff in A&E need to be adequetely equipped in order to manage an escalating crisis where violence may occur. Unless the skill mix is trained adequately in the future, these situations will continue to occur. I know that security and the police always do their best to attend to an incident, but should we be expecting them to effectively care for people that are essentially unwell and as a result lose control ?
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