Issues in mental health nursing
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Issues Ment Health Nurs · Oct 2013
Psychiatric nurses' beliefs, attitudes, and perceived barriers about medical emergency teams.
A literature review of nurses' attitudes, beliefs, and barriers regarding the medical emergency team (MET) process is limited to medical hospitals. How psychiatric nurses view the MET process and their prior experiences with METs are important because they are often the ones assessing the need for, and then calling, the MET. ⋯ Through the use of key informant interviews, nurses were asked for their feedback and input regarding the current MET practices. The results may be useful in improving the current operating system.
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Issues Ment Health Nurs · Oct 2013
Integrating mental health and addictions services to improve client outcomes.
Substance use disorders are highly prevalent among adults with mental health disorders. In many health service delivery areas, mental health and addictions services are delivered separately. ⋯ Service integration in the community can occur in many ways, including full or partial program integration. While the delivery of mental health and addictions services must be responsive to the needs of the local community, fully integrated programs have the strongest evidence base for positive client outcomes.