by Theresa Drass | Jun 26, 2024 | Behavioral Health, Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse Administration, Restraint Reduction, Wednesday Wins
🏅This #WednesdayWins post goes out to a memory that perfectly encapsulates the spirit of my clinical practice! 🚿It all started 15 years (and two days) back, on the extended acute psych unit, when a patient in crisis ripped the sink right off the wall. 💪 🌊 Water was...
by Theresa Drass | Aug 28, 2023 | Behavioral Health, CMS regulations, Consultant, Lawyers, Mental Health, Networking, Nurse Consultant, project management, Recovery Oriented Care, Restraint Reduction, Substance Use Disorders
Eleven years ago, I sat down next to Nadiyah Gary and we started the next part of our mutual journey in hospital administration. Over the next decade, we made great progress in improving safety, treatment outcomes, and patient and staff satisfaction. Nadiyah is a...
by Theresa Drass | Jul 3, 2023 | Behavioral Health, CMS regulations, Consultant, Legal Nurse Consultant, Mental Health, Nurse Consultant, Restraint Reduction
“Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.” – Kahlil Gibran 42 CFR § 482.13(e) states: All patients have the right to be free from physical or mental abuse, and corporal punishment. All patients have the right to be free from restraint or seclusion, of...
