Emergency - Behavioral Health Survey Behavioral Health Committee, NYS Emergency Nurses Association Dear Emergency Department RN,We are doing a survey to determine if there is an education knowledge gap among ED RNs in managing Behavioral Health patients. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey below. OK Demographics: OK Question Title * 1. How many years have you worked in an ED? OK Question Title * 2. Type of facility: Community, Trauma center Academic Other Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 3. Role: Registered Nurse (RN) Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) Nurse Manager (NM) Other (fill in) Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 4. How often do you hold Behavioral Health (BH) patients in your ED? (Days in a week) OK Question Title * 5. Have you had education in Behavioral Health emergencies? Yes No OK Question Title * 6. Do you feel prepared to manage the care of this population? Yes No OK Question Title * 7. Do you have a locked BH area in your ED? Yes No OK Question Title * 8. Have you received training in de-escalation? Yes No OK Question Title * 9. Do you utilize psychiatric NPs in your ED? Yes No OK Question Title * 10. Do you have BH boarders in your ED? Yes No OK Question Title * 11. Are you familiar with psychiatric medications indications and side effects? Yes No Unsure OK Question Title * 12. How many BH patients do you usually hold? 1-5 5-10 10-15 Other Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 13. Are you familiar with extra pyramidal side effects, tardive dyskinesia? Yes No OK Question Title * 14. What are the symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome? OK Question Title * 15. What screening do you perform to identify patients with suicidal thoughts? OK Question Title * 16. Does your facility use agitation scales? Yes No OK Question Title * 17. If yes, what do you use? (Agitation scale) OK Question Title * 18. Who observes your patients when they are a patient watch? RN Mental Health Tech Nursing Assistant (NA) Security OK Question Title * 19. How many patients are assigned to the nursing assistant/tech doing a patient watch? OK Question Title * 20. Comments/Questions: OK If you have any further questions or comments, please contact Marina Grennen mgrennenenasurvey@gmail.comThank you for your time.Behavioral Health Committee, NYS Emergency Nurses Association OK DONE