The impact of a flow strategy for patients who presented to an Australian emergency department with a mental health illness
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- 作者：Nerolie Bost ; MN ; RNa ; nerolie.bost@health.qld.gov.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author (Nurse Researcher) ; Julia Crilly ; PhD ; RNb (Associate Professor) ; Karen Wallen ; MN (Hons) ; RNc (Nurse Educator)
- 关键词：Mental health ; Emergency department ; Patient flow
- 刊名：International Emergency Nursing
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：October 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：23
- 期：4
- 页码：265-273
- 全文大小：393 K
文摘
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Almost 40% of patients diagnosed with mental health illness were admitted from ED.
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A new model of care to improve patient flow from ED was implemented.
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The proportion of patients admitted or discharged from ED within 4 hours increased.
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Time spent waiting to see a medical officer did not change significantly.
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Improvements in service delivery can be realised without additional staffing.