Evaluating an emergency department-based mental health liaison nurse service: A multi-site translational research project.
Timothy Wand Np Rn Mn Hons PhDGemma CollettAlexa CuttenAmanda StackMichael DinhKendal BeinTimothy GreenSaartje Berendsen RussellJames EdwardsKathryn WhitePublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2020)
Findings from the present study indicate that a model of ED-based MHLN care developed in a metropolitan setting was successfully translated to two rural sites. However, the model needs to adhere to certain key principles, and be adequately resourced in order to be sustainable and improve outcomes for ED patients and access to community care.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- mental health
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mental illness
- primary care
- south africa
- peritoneal dialysis
- affordable care act
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported