Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Emergency Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney Local Health District, NSW, Australia.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2021 Oct;42(10):893-898. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2021.1913773. Epub 2021 May 12.
Providing effective mental health care in Emergency Departments (ED) is a fundamental expectation, as EDs increasingly become the first point of contact with health services for people in mental distress. As part of a larger multi-site translational research project this study explored the experiences, perspectives and recommendations of mental health liaison nurses (MHLN) employed in the EDs of two rural hospitals in New South Wales, Australia. Participants identified numerous benefits associated with embedding the MHLNs within the ED team. Some challenges associated with changing thinking and practice were recognised and recommendations for improving ED mental health care provided.
在急诊科（ED）提供有效的心理健康护理是一项基本要求，因为 ED 越来越成为有心理困扰的人接触卫生服务的第一站。作为一个更大的多地点转化研究项目的一部分，本研究探讨了在澳大利亚新南威尔士州两家农村医院的 ED 工作的心理健康联络护士（MHLN）的经验、观点和建议。参与者确定了将 MHLN 嵌入 ED 团队中所带来的许多好处。还认识到与改变思维和实践相关的一些挑战，并提出了改善 ED 心理健康护理的建议。
