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Implementation Of A Patient-Centered Communication Model In The Emergency Department, Carrie Mull
Implementation Of A Patient-Centered Communication Model In The Emergency Department, Carrie Mull
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The objective of this scholarly project is to determine the impact of patient-centered communication education in an emergency department (ED) on the perception of workplace safety. The ED is a vulnerable setting and susceptible to workplace violence (WPV) due in part to increasing numbers of patients presenting to EDs with primary psychiatric complaints. High-quality patient-staff interactions correlate positively with better treatment outcomes. Patient-centered communication skills can be taught, and patients have similar expectations of what patient-centered communication means no matter their diagnoses. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to conduct patient-centered communication education with nurses, nursing assistants, and …
A Technical Integration Of Primary Care Into A Behavioral Health Site, Lara M. Dengerink-Vantil
A Technical Integration Of Primary Care Into A Behavioral Health Site, Lara M. Dengerink-Vantil
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People with persistent mental illness experience more chronic disease and co-morbidities than the general population, impacting their quality of life and increasing the cost of health care. In spite of the increased need for primary care services, people with mental illness encounter barriers to health care including lack of access to care, and a shortage of both primary care and psychiatric care providers. While this challenge was previously addressed by attempting to integrate behavioral health care into primary care settings, recent research indicates that a more successful model is reversed shared care, or the integration of primary care into a …