[Psychiatry to support the Covid-19 vaccination campaign]. / La psychiatrie en renfort de la campagne de vaccination anti-Covid-19.

Health professionals have been mobilised to contribute to the emergency vaccination campaign deployed since the end of 2020 to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. In a mental health institution of the Grand-Est region, a vaccination centre has been implemented in emergency to contribute to the collective public health effort. Feedback from a hospital health executive.

[Management and prevention of the suicide risk of the detained patient]. / Prendre en charge et prévenir le risque suicidaire du patient détenu.

Established in 2010, the specially equipped hospital units are designed to meet the mental health needs of detainees. They can receive, in full hospitalization, psychiatric care suitable to their needs. A Nancy team testifies to its practice with a focus on prevention against suicidal risk.

[Adverse event sheets, a quality improvement tool]. / Les fiches d'événements indésirables, un outil d'amélioration de la qualité.

The declaration of adverse events comprises a written nurse report which helps to improve the quality and safety of care. Submitted to professionals from the quality department, this report will be used to perform an analysis of the causes and must therefore be descriptive and objective.

[Electroconvulsive therapy and nursing support]. / Électroconvulsivothérapie et accompagnement infirmier.

Electroconvulsive therapy is a therapeutic option offered as part of the global treatment of certain severe forms of psychiatric disorders. Carried out under general anaesthesia, this treatment is subject to specific clinical monitoring and support in which the nurse plays an active role.

[Nursing practice in the face of a potentially suspect situation]. / Pratique soignante face à une situation pouvant s'avérer suspecte.

Nurses are rarely confronted with potentially criminal situations in their professional practice. The nursing culture does not prepare them especially for such cases, nor for the actions to take to preserve a scene which may contain valuable clues in the event of any legal proceedings. Sometimes contradictory to nurses' reflexes when dealing with emergencies, some basic precautions are nevertheless essential.

[Caring for teenagers with anorexia]. / Prise en charge des adolescents souffrant d'anorexie mentale.

Anorexia mainly affects young girls, although more and more boys and adults are also concerned. The consequences of eating disorders have a significant impact on young people's health. Nurses play a key role in the therapeutic contract set up during the hospital treatment.