Why Are You Here?
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Introduction to your admission to Seaside: Why are you here and How long will you be here?
The mental health Crisis and the Emergency Room Evaluation:
The PEC: Physician’s Emergency Certificate: 72 hour involuntary stay
The CEC: Coroner’s Emergency Certificate: Extension of the PEC up to 15 days
Voluntary admission/notice for discharge
Psychiatric crisis: psychiatric symptoms, psychotic symptoms; substance abuse issues
The ABC’S of human behavior
Do you have a mental illness?
What happens at Seaside Hospital during the admission?: the evaluation process
Detoxification explained
Social worker evaluation
What is treatment?
- Crisis reduction
- Medication management
- Detoxification
- Group counseling/education
What can you expect by being here at Seaside?
- Compassionate/Respectful care
- Protesting being here
- Signs of resistance to being here
What do we expect of you?
- Communication
- Cooperation/patience
- Courtesy and respect for others
- Demonstrating improvement and stability
Are you ready for discharge?
How do we know you are ready for discharge?The discharge plan
- Where will you go?
- How will you get home?
- Medication reconciliation
- Aftercare referral
- Need to sign consent form
- For release of information