title: A new approach in psychiatric care delivery.
abstract: A unique approach for service in psychiatric care delivery has been used in a psychiatric setting at two sequentially tested inpatient locations. The patients in one setting were children and adolescents and in the other adolescents and adults. The approach used a psychiatric team comprising a psychiatrist, registered nurses, social workers, and a nurse practitioner. An overview of the psychiatric care delivery approach as it affects staff and patients is provided. The goal of this team-based model of service delivery is to provide quality care to patients in a caring and cost-effective manner.
authors.affiliation: Forest View Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cornell
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States