Benefits of a nurse-psychiatrist collaborative practice in an anxiety disorders unit.
1 Only one out of four people receives the appropriate therapy for anxiety disorders, despite available and effective treatments. 2 Nurse-doctors collaborative practice is a working relationship with a sharing of responsibilities of the treatment program within the realm of respective roles. 3 Using an evidence-based care approach allowed the care providers to continually monitor, assess and revise the treatment program which proved to be cost effective and time efficient, yet provided premium patient care.
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Anxiety Disorders Unit, London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada.
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D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010343:Patient Admission; D010348:Patient Care Team; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D016896:Treatment Outcome