Question

what current nursing or healthcare related research supports the need for National Patient Safety Goal of identifying mental health patient at risk for suicide? please provide citations

Answer 1

Quality and safety are important in healthcare. Mental health is one of the areas where safety is less likely provided. Mental Health professionals have to ensure for increasing safety of the patients. Research evidence also supporting the increased need for patient safety in mental health. Joint Commission also identified the risk of suicidal thoughts in mentally ill patient and revised the National Patient Safety Goal. research studies related to Universal Risk assessment, Environmental risk and increased of suicidal thoughts, development of the plan to improve quality in mental health, including of suicidal risk in mental health assessment, plan to mitigate the risk of suicidal thoughts, behavioral health, supports the need for National Patient Safety Goal.