title: Working together to improve care: collaboration between a state psychiatric hospital and an academic institution.
abstract: This article describes a collaboration between state mental health services division and a state university that focuses on the improvement of patient care services in state psychiatric hospitals. The collaboration is different from other initiatives linking state institutions and academia as it is composed of a team of psychiatrists, advanced practice nurses, and master's prepared psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners. The historical development and accomplishments are described and the process of working with a state psychiatric hospital is explored.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Nursing, Newark 07101-1709, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Caldwell
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McQuaide
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006783:Hospitals, State / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009515:New Jersey; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000458:organization & administration; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D012648:Self Care; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*