@article{ref1,
title="Role of a psychiatric liaison nurse in an A & E department",
journal="Accident and emergency nursing",
year="1997",
author="Ryan, J. M. and Clemmett, S. and Snelson, A.",
volume="5",
number="3",
pages="152-155",
abstract="Attendances at Accident & Emergency (A & E) departments by patients with mental health problems are on the increase. An emphasis on care in the community for patients with psychiatric disorders, and a society which is placing increased demands on the vulnerable, has meant that A & E departments are increasingly having to manage patients who have self-harmed and patients with acute mental health problems. Arguably, it is no longer acceptable or necessary for all patients presenting with self-harm to be admitted to hospital or to have a full evaluation by a psychiatrist. Other options exist whereby such patients can be managed in an efficient and appropriate way. One such option is the introduction of a psychiatric liaison nurse to the A & E department, who can liaise with A & E staff and with all available psychiatric services to offer optimal treatment for a patient. Such a service can obviate the need for involving psychiatric services directly on the day a patient presents. This paper describes the role of a psychiatric liaison nurse in an A & E department. It illustrates how effective the role can be by describing two case histories and outlining the psychiatric liaison nurse's work practice in the A & E department.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-2302",
doi="10.1016/s0965-2302(97)90010-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0965-2302(97)90010-2"
}