title: Psychiatric consultation-liaison nursing: revisiting the role.
abstract: With their special training and assessment skills, psychiatric consultation-liaison nurses have a long history of making important contributions to patient care and staff development. This article reviews how psychiatric consultation-liaison nurses have traditionally approached and implemented the nursing consultation process. Issues facing psychiatric consultation-liaison nurses are discussed. Opportunities such as focusing on subspecialization; expanding practice settings; dealing with organization-based, rather than patient-based mental health issues; and entering intra- and entrepreneurial practice are also explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Gonzaga University, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Norwood
mesh_terms: D003253:Consultants; D003363:Cost Control; D016520:Entrepreneurship / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*