Reducing Aggressive Patient Behaviors Through the Implementation of the Brøset Violence Checklist

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Identifier Reducing_Aggressive_Patient_Behaviors_EBP-Poster_2023
Title Reducing Aggressive Patient Behaviors Through the Implementation of the Brøset Violence Checklist
Creator Brannan, Breanna; Inzunza, Trell; Wimmer, Tom; Hamberlin, Stacy; Obray, Katie
Subject Evidence Based Practice; Patients; Problem Behavior; Aggression; Violence; Dangerous Behavior; Social Behavior Disorders; Psychosocial Intervention; Harm Reduction; Risk Assessment; Quality Improvement; Poster
Description The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have mandated that hospitals identify patients at risk of self-harm or harm to others and take steps to minimize those risks. The quality improvement project aimed to determine the effectiveness of implementing the Brøset violence checklist (BVC) on reported behavioral events in an acute care inpatient setting. The project found that current practices were inadequate in preventing violent events, and staff did not proactively assess patients for the risk of violence. The project conducted a literature review that demonstrated the negative impact of workplace violence on healthcare workers and found that violence against healthcare workers increased during the pandemic. The project's preliminary results suggest that implementing the BVC can be an effective strategy in reducing the number of reported behavioral events in healthcare settings. Staff education and training were identified as keys to preventing and minimizing threatening situations' impact. By using the BVC and providing staff with training, healthcare organizations can improve staff well-being and create safer environments for patients and healthcare workers. The preliminary data shows that completing the BVC on admission successfully allows staff to implement appropriate interventions to prevent patients from becoming violent and has reduced behavioral events. The utilization of the BVC is high, indicating a practical implementation of the tool into the staff's workflows. Additional data will be collected for the remainder of the implementation phase to confirm these outcomes. Based on the data analysis, the recommendation is to continue performing the BVC assessment during admission to identify at-risk patients for violence so that staff can implement preventative interventions and reduce behavioral events and workplace violence.
Relation is Part of Evidence Based Practice Posters - 2023
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Date Digital 2023
Date 2023
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Rights https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
Language eng
ARK ark:/87278/s66ddtm5
Setname ehsl_ebp
ID 2221804
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66ddtm5
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