Zero Suicide Toolkit: Medical Surgical Environment- Safety Planning

Patient & provider role play demonstration of safety planning in the Medical- Surgical Environment

Nicole Searl, Regulatory Readiness Programs Manager, Quality Care Management Kadlec Regional Medical Center, reviews the final stages of caring for a suicidal patient. This includes patient education, patient personal safety plan and after visit summary. Searl also details how to add an ‘FYI flag’ in EPIC to the patient’s chart, to alert other health care professionals of the risk of suicide.