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Inpatient Services Questionaire for Nursing Staff

Inpatient Services Questionnaire for Nursing Staff

The Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) has begun the process of reviewing and updating the regulations (state requirements) for the inpatient level of care. This includes services provided in private psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric units in a general hospital, residential treatment facilities for adults (RTF-As), psychiatric residential treatment facilities for youth under 21 (PRTFs) and extended acute care(EACs) settings.

In our initial stakeholder groups there was a desire to hear the thoughts and opinions of individuals directly involved in these services who do not regularly have the opportunity to participate in statewide planning meetings. As a result of those conversations we have created a number of surveys to ask different groups of people to provide information to the statewide workgroups. There are surveys for the following groups. Nursing staff, clinical staff, direct care staff and individuals who have received, or are receiving inpatient services.

The following survey is for nursing staff currently working in a private psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric units in a general hospital, RTF-As, PRTFs and EACs.

1.What requirements do you believe are needed to improve patient care?
2.What requirements do you believe are negatively impacting patient care?
3.List the biggest challenges in your workplace
4.What solutions can you think of to address these challenges?
5.Are there areas where you feel Nursing Standards of Practice differ from your work expectations?
6.What suggestions do you have to improve the assessment process?
7.What type of documentation system do you use?
8.Are you satisfied with the documentation system you are using?
9.Do you think your documentation system increases your rate of medication errors?
10.What suggestions do you have to improve medication documentation?
11.What suggestions do you have to improve medication administration?
12.Are you aware of opportunities to further your professional development through work?
13.How long have you been at your current job?
14.How long do you intend to stay?
15.What do you document outside of medication?
16.What setting are you currently working in?
17.What setting(s) have you worked in? Check all that apply
18.What is your current title?
19.What else would you like us to know?
20.If desired you may provide your contact information below and we will add you to our distribution list to receive future information and updates on the inpatient regulations
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