Behavioral Intervention Team to Reduce High-Risk Behaviors in the Acute Care Setting: A Quality Initiative

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention team in reducing high-risk behaviors in acute care settings.
• Implemented an interdisciplinary behavioral intervention team in an acute care setting.
• Monitored instances of aggression, restraint use, and security officer interventions before and after implementation.
• Analyzed data to assess the feasibility and impact of the intervention.
• Significant reduction in aggression incidents.
• Decreased restraint use.
• Lowered number of security officer interventions.

Abstract