American Nurses Association

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Neuroscience Education Institute

Compassionate Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Bilingual Care Provider

Sally Daganzo

- Interview and assess the mental health acuity of inmate patients with
various psychiatric disorders/illnesses.
- Determine the appropriate housing location and admit inmate patients
into the psychiatric housing unit as necessary.
- Administer routine PO or emergency IM psychotropic medications.
Initiate suicide precautions and safety cell protocols.
- Document SOAP notes in TechCare EHR/EMR.
- Utilize SBAR communication with physicians and other nursing staffs.
- Coordinate discharge planning with case manager and release deputy.
- Evaluate patients upon release using the LPS criteria for DTS/DTO/GD and
write 5150 psychiatric holds as necessary.
- Refer patients on 5150 holds to County Crisis Stabilization Unit or any
designated LPS facility for psychiatric hospitalization.

Correctional Mental Health Nurse

- Prioritized nursing care, performed head-to-toe/focused assessments, and
implemented appropriate nursing interventions.
- Worked collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team members and
delegated patient care tasks to nursing assistants.
- Documented nursing assessments and interventions and updated plan of
care for individual patients using eMDs EHR/EMR.
- Started IV, administered IV medications, and performed wound/PICC
dressing changes for elderly patients.
- Monitored drainage at incision sites postop, Wound Vac, Foley catheters,
JP drains, and GT/PEG residuals.

Transitional Care Unit Staff Nurse

- Prioritized patient care and performed thorough nursing assessments.
- Implemented appropriate non-violent crisis interventions.
- Engaged in therapeutic communication with psychiatric patients to
redirect focus, set limits, and establish nurse-patient boundaries.
- Delegated appropriate tasks to LVNs/LPTs and mental health workers.
- Collaborated with the interdisciplinary team in treatment planning.
- Initiated nursing protocols and updated treatment plans.
- Administered PO, SQ, IM medications per MD orders using the ten rights of
medication administration and documentation.

Adult Psychiatric Unit Staff Nurse

An initial visit with a provider involves a medical and psychiatric history review, an assessment of your specific symptoms and concerns, and possible diagnostic tests to evaluate a patient's health, identify issues, and develop and discuss treatment options.

Initial Visit

A follow-up visit with a provider involves checking the progress of the patient's treatment plan, assessing any new symptoms or concerns, and adjusting the treatment plan as needed to ensure optimal health outcomes.

Follow-up Visit

A prescription service appointment with a provider typically involves a brief review of his/her existing patient's medical history, confirming the need for the prescription service, and issuing a new prescription. It may also involve evaluating any side effects or concerns related to the medication and ensuring that the treatment plan is still appropriate for the patient's needs.

Prescription service

An opportunity for potential patients to discuss their concerns or needs with a provider, or therapist, to determine if their services are a good fit and to receive initial advice or guidance.

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