Interagency psychiatric consultation liaison nursing peer review and peer board: quality assurance and empowerment.
This article describes the implementation of an interagency peer review group and formal review board for psychiatric consultation liaison nurses (PCLN) practicing in affiliated institutions. Peer group members enhance their skill levels, assure quality standards of practice, and implement system changes through peer collaboration and member feedback. The model assures quality PCLN practice, fosters member resilience, creates a counterbalance for PCLN role isolation, and provides professional empowerment. The authors also disclose the peer group members' struggle and resolution to implement the mandated task of the annual performance review through the process of the PCLN formal peer review board.
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University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642.
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D006801:Humans; D009746:Nursing, Team; D010380:Peer Review; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States