Environments: Acute Care/Inpatient Psych Flashcards
Acute Care
- generalist
- fast paced, short length of stay
- – limited opportunity to get to know patient
- understanding medical conditions is important
- safety is important
- skilled observation over standardized assessment
Acute Care: Intervention Methods
- Preparatory methods
- Rehabilitative/restorative approaches
- Compensatory approaches
- Use of activities, education, training – occupation can be a challenge
Acute Care: Patient Navigator for ASD
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team
- Educate staff
- Coordination in continuity of care (acute –> inpatient –> outpatient)
- Examine and streamline current hospital processes
Inpatient Psychiatry: Goals for Patient
- Safety
- Clarify diagnosis
- Symptom management
- Coordination of outpatient treatment
Inpatient Psychiatry: OT Assesses for
- Cognitive impairments that affect function
- Coping skills (stressors, symptoms, coping strategies, values, routines)
- Sensory processing challenges that affect function
- Social and communication skills
- Patient’s goals for hospitalization
- Use the COPM
Inpatient Psychiatry: Groups vs 1:1
- need to maximize use of time, cannot see everyone one on one
Prioritize people for 1:1 sessions: - Identified as high risk for seclusion or restraint
- Actively experiencing distressing symptoms such as urges to self-injure, PTSD symptoms such as flashbacks, hallucinations, agitation, suicidal thoughts, panic attacks
- Assessment of home safety indicated
Inpatient Psychiatry: OT Assessment and Intervention
- Home Safety Evaluation: MET, EFPT, skilled observation of ADLs
- Sensory Modulation: educate on strategies to use in and out of the hospital
- Health and Wellness: coping, communication, reconnect with meaningful occupations, organize and establish routines, wellness recovery action plan/crisis management plan
Client Process Through Mental Health System
- Emergency dept, urgent care center
- acute inpatient psychiatric unit, crisis stabilization unit
- residential program, state hospital
- partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient program, psychiatric vna, homeless shelter, supportive housing
- group homes: supervised, partially supervised
- outpatient supports: psychiatrist, therapist, psychologist, CBFS worker, rehabilitation
- peer supports: clubhouse, support groups, recovery learning community
CBFS workers
- community based flexible support
- i think this is a massachusetts thing
Legal Status
- Conditional Voluntary Admission
- Involuntary Admission
- Commitment
Being Committed means…
- assisted outpatient treatment
- – lots of support services given outside of the hospital
- home, supported housing to transition between residences, shelter
- does not always mean going to a state hospital
Case Study: Sue is a 32 y/o young woman with acquired brain injury & h/o depression, admitted from MGH neurology service for ongoing electroconvulsive therapy to treat catatonia. She presents with cognitive impairments (attention, memory, problem solving, sequencing/organization) , self injurious behaviors (biting self, scratching self with objects) and suicidal thoughts (stating she wants to die).
Interests: Sue has a BS in elementary education and previously enjoyed working as a teacher in a preschool. She enjoys volunteering in her community, crafts (crochet, artwork), and spending time with her nephews (ages 3 & 5) and family.
- IDK
Case Study: Sally is a 65 y/o woman with schizoaffective disorder and multiple prior admissions who was brought in by staff at the shelter where she resides on a section 12 due to symptoms of decompensation, including being verbally aggressive/threatening, dressing provocatively, using racial slurs, and making false accusations about staff. She was offered a conditional voluntary, but refused to sign. She reports a history of PTSD due to trauma. She presents with aggressive behaviors including yelling, spitting, and throwing objects, resulting in her being restrained.
Interests: Sally previously worked as a hairdresser, and is interested in fashion and makeup. She loves listening to music (KISS 108, Musicals) and dreams of traveling. She has a granddaughter whom she loves dearly.
- IDK
Restraint
- is any manual method, physical or mechanical device, or medication that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a person to move his or her arms, legs, body, or head freely.
- Mechanical: using a device
- Physical: holding the person
- Restraints can result psychological and physical harm to staff and patient, re-traumatizing
Seclusion
- is the involuntary confinement of a person alone in a room or area from which the person is physically prevented from leaving.