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Julie Sharrock

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PubMed2006

The mental health nurse: a valuable addition to the consultation-liaison team.

Nurses, particularly those working in non-psychiatric settings, report that they do not feel adequately prepared to meet the mental health needs of patients. The psychiatric consultation-liaison nursing role has arisen in part, as a response to these difficulties and aims to facilitate access to mental health nursing expertise for general hospital patients and staff. The impact of the introduction of a nursing position into an established consultation-liaison psychiatry service was evaluated using an activity audit, a staff attitude survey, and staff focus groups. The findings demonstrated that the addition of the nursing role to the consultation-liaison psychiatry service improved access of general hospital patients to specialist mental health care. It also provided valued expert assistance to staff in the provision of care to this patient group, particularly those with complex problems and significant psychiatric comorbidity. The study found that the nursing consultation was particularly helpful because of its focus on practical and care-orientated interventions. The model of practice that evolved out of this project is described and the findings support the use of both direct and indirect patient interventions as important psychiatric consultation-liaison nurse activities.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

The psychiatric consultation-liaison nurse: thriving in a general hospital setting.

One outcome of mainstreaming of psychiatric services into the general health system is that nurses working in general hospitals now have increased contact with patients experiencing mental health problems. The literature suggests that general and comprehensive nurses do not believe they have the skills, confidence and knowledge to care adequately for patients in their care who have a mental health problems. The Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Nurse (PCLN) can assist and educate general nurses in the care of patients with mental health problems who are receiving care in a medical/surgical setting. This study is based upon the findings of a Nurse Practitioner Pilot Study funded by the Department of Human Services (Victoria). In this paper the authors will present a brief overview of the role and model of practice of the PCLN, the means of referral, a profile of consultations and an overview of educational and policy development activity. The findings of the evaluation based on a combination of a Health Professional Satisfaction Survey and Focus Group Interviews will also be presented. The positive contribution of the PCLN to the confidence of nurses and how this might impact on patient outcomes will be highlighted. The value placed on the PCLN role by general hospital staff is evidence of psychiatric nursing not just surviving but thriving.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
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Evaluating the role of a Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Nurse in the Australian General Hospital.

The importance of Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Nursing (PCLN) in improving health outcomes for patients experiencing mental health problems has received some attention in the nursing literature. However, little effort has been made to evaluate the impact of this role. The study presented in this paper was conducted in order to assist in redressing this paucity. Focus groups were conducted with nurses (n = 17) employed at a large general hospital in Melbourne, Australia. The nurse participants were asked to discuss their views about utilizing the services of the specialist PCLN employed in this hospital. The responses of participants were overwhelmingly positive. The four main themes to emerge from the study were: helping staff, making contact, implementing strategies, and utilizing attributes. These findings are presented and discussed as a contribution to and extension of the existing literature.

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Limit setting: a useful strategy in rehabilitation.

Limit setting is a concept familiar to most mental health clinicians, but much less familiar to staff not specifically trained in mental health care. This paper presents guidelines developed for rehabilitation staff on the strategy of limit setting. The aim of these guidelines was to provide a starting point for ongoing education on limit setting and behavioural management for staff working in a non-psychiatric rehabilitation environment. Limit setting is presented, not only as a response to challenging behaviour, but also as fundamental to all patient care within the rehabilitation context. The guidelines draw on the concepts of limit setting, acting out, therapeutic relationships and therapeutic milieu as described in the psychiatric literature. A humanistic framework for helping people underpins the guidelines. Principles for selecting and enforcing limits are described. Finally, a list of clarification prompts is provided for clinicians to use when faced with challenging patient behaviour.

Behavior Therapy↗
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The role of a psychiatric consultation liaison nurse in a general hospital: a case study approach.

Growing support for the role of the psychiatric consultation-liaison nurse in assisting general nurses in caring for patients experiencing mental health problems in the general hospital environment is evident from the relevant literature. However, there remains a paucity of research which examines the process of this nursing role or its impact on outcomes for nurses and patients. This paper seeks to contribute to the literature in articulating the role of the psychiatric consultation-liaison nurse using a case study approach to describe the role of the nurse in assessing the needs of, and, planning and providing care to two general hospital patients experiencing mental health problems, and the general nurses caring for them.

Adult↗