title: Psychiatric emergency service. Using available resources.
abstract: When psychiatric patients come to hospital emergency departments for care, unique problems occur. Staff members are not prepared for this type of patient, and resources are strained. The authors discuss a collaborative nurse consultation service used to address this issue in a rural setting.
authors: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.
authors: W J
authors: WJ
authors: Borges
authors: L C
authors: LC
authors: Summers
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Karshmer
mesh_terms: D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009516:New Mexico; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012423:Rural Health; D000078329:Workforce