title: Help wanted. A quality needs assessment creates a position for a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist.
abstract: 1. A survey needs assessment demonstrated that nurses in hospital practice need and want a PCNS for support with conflict resolution, difficult personnel and families, stress reduction, education, death and dying, and support groups. 2. Nurses (69%) who were considering leaving their positions wanted a PCNS to talk with them about their decisions. They felt a PCNS could provide insights they had overlooked. Nurses felt that they needed a PCNS on site or on call to be there for them to improve their practice. 3. Creating a position for a PCNS to be a consultant and liaison for nurses is a cost effective way to increase retention of excellent nurses, improve quality of care, job satisfaction, increased productivity, and reduced costs.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Efinger
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D003253:Consultants; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires