TY - JOUR
T1 - Involuntary Processes
T2 - Knowledge Base of Health Care Professionals in a Tertiary Medical Center in Upstate South Carolina
AU - Holder, Sharon M.
AU - Warren, Calvert
AU - Rogers, Kenneth
AU - Griffeth, Benjamin
AU - Peterson, Eunice
AU - Blackhurst, Dawn
AU - Ochonma, Christian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2018/2/1
Y1 - 2018/2/1
N2 - The involuntary hospitalization law provides a means by which love ones, caregivers and healthcare professionals can intervene when a mentally ill patient is a danger to self or others. Our study assessed the knowledge of professionals in one of the Greenville Health System (GHS) emergency department (ED) about the involuntary hospitalization process of mental health patients in South Carolina (SC). An eight item survey on the South Carolina involuntary hospitalization and commitment process was developed and distributed to GHS ED staff including: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers and technicians. Our findings indicated that the knowledge base is not consistent across healthcare discipline, nor is it sufficient given that most professionals achieved less than 50% correct response. This study has implications for ongoing education for ED healthcare workers which will be of significant importance to promote beneficence and to uphold the standards of patientcentered practice and compassionate medicine.
AB - The involuntary hospitalization law provides a means by which love ones, caregivers and healthcare professionals can intervene when a mentally ill patient is a danger to self or others. Our study assessed the knowledge of professionals in one of the Greenville Health System (GHS) emergency department (ED) about the involuntary hospitalization process of mental health patients in South Carolina (SC). An eight item survey on the South Carolina involuntary hospitalization and commitment process was developed and distributed to GHS ED staff including: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers and technicians. Our findings indicated that the knowledge base is not consistent across healthcare discipline, nor is it sufficient given that most professionals achieved less than 50% correct response. This study has implications for ongoing education for ED healthcare workers which will be of significant importance to promote beneficence and to uphold the standards of patientcentered practice and compassionate medicine.
KW - Commitment processes
KW - Emergency department
KW - Health care professionals
KW - Involuntary processes
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U2 - 10.1007/s10597-017-0115-x
DO - 10.1007/s10597-017-0115-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 28255637
AN - SCOPUS:85014062858
SN - 0010-3853
VL - 54
SP - 149
EP - 157
JO - Community Mental Health Journal
JF - Community Mental Health Journal
IS - 2
ER -