title: Nursing care hours of patients receiving varying amounts and types of consultation/liaison services.
abstract: Psychiatric comorbidities in the general hospital population have been found to increase the cost of health care. This descriptive study provides an in-depth analysis (including nursing hours), of general hospital patients receiving low, medium, and high intensity consultation/liaison (C/L) services from C/L psychiatrists and C/L nurses using computerized databases and the medical record. The results show that there are significant differences among the subgroups receiving varying amounts of C/L services. This study has particular significance for C/L nursing as many C/L nursing interventions are focused on both the patient and the delivery of nursing care by the staff nurse.
authors.affiliation: Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mallory
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Scherubel
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Reichelt
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing*; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000191:economics; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000191:economics*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000191:economics; D012189:Retrospective Studies