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Table 1 Nursing staff focus group questions on patient agitation

From: Recognition and management of agitation in acute mental health services: a qualitative evaluation of staff perceptions

1. What signs and symptoms do you recognise as indicating agitation in a patient?

2. Can you briefly describe an incident of agitation you have been involved with in the ward and your response to this?

3. What non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions do you use? Can you talk us through an example? Is the example have given typical of how you would manage an episode of agitation?

4. Have you been offered or encouraged to take up training to help deal with agitation? If yes, could you describe the training you received? If not, what sort of training do you think would be beneficial to dealing with agitation?

5. What are your thoughts on the current policy and procedures for assessing and managing agitation?

6. Do you have any further feedback or comments in regards to recognising and managing agitation in the patients in the ward setting?