by Dr. Carol Chau
The culture of a hospital unit not only lies within the culture of the organization, but it is also a dynamic process defined and reinforced every day by its staff members. In defining “culture,” we could refer to norms, values, and attitudes. However, we could also refer to leadership, membership, external network, and history. These latter facets are what staff believe and will be presented to have been the core contributions to this In-Patient Mental Health (IPMH) unit’s success at becoming restraintfree for well over a year in 2007-2008. Of note, this restraint-free culture has continued with only two occurrences up to the time of this submission.
Read more: Restraint Use: Culture of Assumptions?…
{ 2 comments }
As a primer for the upcoming Journal of Safe Management of Disruptive and Assaultive behavior issue on Cultural Competency, one of the resources offered comes from the University of Washington Medical Center. The center provides a series of tip sheets on working with patients from a variety of different cultures to 
