title: Emergency mental health nursing for refugees and asylum seekers.
abstract: Emergency nurses see refugees and asylum seekers at the very point of their distress. This clinical update is intended to support nurses in their practice should they encounter an adult asylum seeker needing emergency mental health care. Practical strategies are highlighted to help nurses assess, care and comfort refugees and asylum seekers in this predicament.
authors.affiliation: University of South Australia. nicholas.procter@unisa.edu.au
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Procter
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012036:Refugees; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000451:nursing; D035502:Trust