suicide prevention

Question 1

policy 624

Answer 1

suicide prevention

Question 2

all inmates shall be checked for past ___ as an integral part of the booking process

Answer 2

suicide ideation

Question 3

all inmates shall be checked for past attempts of threats of suicide by performing a __ query through the department of criminal justice information services

Answer 3

Q-5

Question 4

a decision time of acute danger or difficulty, this can be social or personal situation brought on by stressful events

Answer 4

crisis

Question 5

a sense of severe hopelessness or generalized negative expectancies which are often manifested with physical symptoms

Answer 5

depression

Question 6

those issues conditions or situations that may put a person at risk of suicide

Answer 6

risk factors

Question 7

thoughts plans and or actions which if fully implemented may result in death

Answer 7

suicide behavior

Question 8

the act of contemplating suicide and fantasizing about the relief from phycological burdens

Answer 8

suicidal ideation

Question 9

actions taken to deliberately injure or attempt to injure oneself with intent of causing one’s own death that do not result in death

Answer 9

suicide attempt

Question 10

actions taken to deliberately injure oneself that result in death. not all suicides are proceeded by suicidal behavior but are sometimes an impulsive act or occur in a state of panic

Answer 10

suicide

Question 11

the act of deliberately injuring oneself with little chance of actually killing oneself. injuring oneself is the objective and is not a suicide attempt. the urge to mutilate is often irresistible and uncontrollable

Answer 11

self-mutilation

Question 12

the individual will do very little physical activity, refuses to eat, speak or get out of bed

Answer 12

withdrawal

Question 13

a tool used by mental health staff to define the schedule of observation and property allowed to inmates assessed as being are risk of harm to self or others. the intent is to keep inmates and staff safe when an inmates behavior is unstable due to mental illness and or they have been assessed as a risk to themselves and others

Answer 13

mental health watch

Question 14

in the event that an inmate presents to the booking officer as being at risk, the officer will immediately notify the ___and initiate constant ___

Answer 14

admitting nurse
shift commander
on-site on call mental health clinician
observation

Question 15

when an inmate is under constant observation after the booking process they will remain on it until they ___ by ___

Answer 15

seen
mental health clinician

Question 16

the ____ will ask the inmate a serious of behavioral health questions designed to identify suicide risk

Answer 16

admitting nurse

Question 17

an inquiry will be made using the ___ database to determine whether the inmate being booked has ever attempted or threatened suicide

Answer 17

dcjis

Question 18

this file is referred to as the lockup suicide file and the code is ___

Answer 18

Q5

Question 19

only ___ operators may make Q5 queries

Answer 19

dcjis

Question 20

all ____ shall be checked against the Q-5 file

Answer 20

commitments

Question 21

daily commitment q-5 queries shall be performed as soon as possible after commitment

Answer 21

true

Question 22

if any query is not conducted due to unavoidable circumstances the ___ shall notify their relief in writing with a copy to ___

Answer 22

shift commander
as/ops

Question 23

Q-5 query forms shall be filed in the ___

Answer 23

records office

Question 24

when the q-5 query indicates the person has attempted or threatened suicide the dcjis operator shall immediately notify the ___

Answer 24

shift commander

Question 25

as soon as practical the operator shall copy the persons booking card and the ___ printout and attach it to the q-5 report form

Answer 25

"lockup suicide attempt"

Question 26

the documents for lock p suicide attempt will be filed with the ___

Answer 26

records office(original) superintendent shift commander medical department

Question 27

the shift commander will note any positive queries in the ___ as ___

Answer 27

log at-risk

Question 28

what is the name of the form that the intake nurse fills out to assess mental health, intoxication, or delusional thinking

Answer 28

intake receiving and screening form

Question 29

when the intake nurse determines that an inmate appears at risk for self injury or suicide they will document it in their file and a ___ form will be submitted to the mental health staff

Answer 29

mental health referral

Question 30

all referrals shall be assessed within _ days but assessment of any inmate classified as a q-5 shall be completed within ___

Answer 30

14 24 hours

Question 31

every verbalized threat of suicide must be taken ___ and responded to __-

Answer 31

seriously appropriately

Question 32

it is __ necessary for an inmate to have actually attempted suicide to be considered ___

Answer 32

not at-risk

Question 33

when an inmate reports feelings or intentions of harming themself to a staff member they must immediately notify the __ the ___ and the ____

Answer 33

unit officer shift commander mental health

Question 34

the staff member must __ with the inmate until they are seen and evaluated by mental health

Answer 34

remain

Question 35

the staff member will document the incident of suicide statements including ___

Answer 35

direct observations, statements made, and action taken

Question 36

the report of a suicide incident will be sent to the ___ who will forward it to the ___ the ___ and the ___

Answer 36

shift commander medical division superintendent records office

Question 37

if not injuries in a suicide attempt the ___ will contact the __ to determine the need for the inmates transfer to an observation bed

Answer 37

shift commander medical division

Question 38

administrative mental health watches may be conducted in seg unit with orders from the facility ___

Answer 38

psychiatrist

Question 39

all mental health watch rounds will be conducted every __ and routine rounds will be conducted every ___

Answer 39

15 minutes 30 minutes

Question 40

all administrative watches will be discontinued only with the orders form a ___

Answer 40

licensed mental health clinician

Question 41

an inmate will be assessed by medical mental health staff to determine the need for maintenance on mental health watch when they __

Answer 41

express intent to do bodily arm express suicidal ideation report feelings of feeling depressed or anxiety return from a hearing which the petition was denied

Question 42

any staff member who witnesses a suicide attempt or threat must also write an incident report for submission to the ___

Answer 42

shift commander medical records or if available a DCJIS operator

Question 43

whenever an inmate is placed on continuous observation status because of suicidal ideation or attempt the ___ and the ___ will be notified

Answer 43

area supervisor shift commander

Question 44

lifeline is model suicide prevention program which is coordinated by staff trained by the ___

Answer 44

Samaritans of Boston

Question 45

the ___ will be immediately notified whenever an inmate requests to meet with a lifeline peer counsel

Answer 45

medical division

Question 46

medical will call the __ and arrange for the 2 inmates to meet when using lifeline

Answer 46

area supervisor

Question 47

who is the first contact with incoming inmates who are trained to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness and suicide risk

Answer 47

booking officer

Question 48

if the intake nurse in the initial contact suggests to that the inmate is unusually despondent or sad they will be placed on a ___ and request that the inmate be seen and evaluated

Answer 48

mental health watch

Question 49

Q-5 checks shall be performed and recorded even of the person is subsequently ___ ___ or ___

Answer 49

bailed released transferred

Question 50

high risk persons shall include inmates who allege a suicide history during intake or who are identified as being at risk by the ___

Answer 50

medical staff

Question 51

communication of a positive results obtained by a q-5 query will be shared with the ___ and the ___

Answer 51

shift commander supervising nurse

Question 52

during the admission process ___inmate will be ___and ___ by a nurse

Answer 52

every seen evaluated

Question 53

should the intake nurse feel the inmate presents ___ risk for suicidal behavior they will immediately notify the ___ on duty for an immediate assessment

Answer 53

imitate medical/mental health clinician

Question 54

at any time during incarceration an inmates may be identified by who as being at risk for suicide by who

Answer 54

correctional staff medical mental health

Question 55

officers assigned to continuous observation will document their observations every __ minutes in the ___log

Answer 55

15 unit

Question 56

a ___ will determine what clothing/property will be permitted for retention by an inmate under suicide watch

Answer 56

medical/mental health