Application of the reformative warning logo of nursing in psychiatry

Abstract

Objective To investigate the application effect of the reformative warning logo of nursing in psychiatry. Methods Patients with mental disorders admitted in the psychiatry department of Wuxi Mental Health Center in Jiangsu Province from January to December 2016 were selected in the study. A total of 507 patients (288 in-patients) from January to July 2016 were selected as the group before the use of reformative warning logo of nursing, with a frequency of usage of 301 case-times. A number of 535 patients (324 in-patients) from August to December 2016 were selected as the group after the use of reformative warning logo of nursing, with a frequency of usage of 372 case-times. Psychiatric in-patients were assessed for nursing risks. Risk prevention and management were carried out by nurses combined with the nursing warning logos which were made according to the risk categories and levels. The incidence of accidents of patients, accuracy and satisfaction rate of nurses were compared before and after the use of reformative warning logos. Results After the use of reformative warning logos, the accident rate of in-patients was significantly decreased from 16.38% to 6.50%; the accurate rate of using the logos was significantly increased from 88.70% to 97.31%; the accuracy of risks by nurses was significantly increased from 70.73% to 95.12%; and the satisfaction rate was significantly increased from 41.67% to 91.67% (χ2=25.04, 20.17, 17.23, 20.25; P<0.01) . Conclusions The reformative warning logo of nursing can be an information transfer system and help to quickly and accurately identify the nursing risks, promote the optimization of nursing work, ensure the safety of patients and nurses, and improve the nursing job satisfaction. Key words: Psychiatry Department; Nursing risk; Nursing warning logo