Improving continuity of care across psychiatric and emergency services: Combining patient data within a participatory action research framework

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 135-143

  Heslop, Liza ^b   Elsom, Stephen ^c   Parker, Nyree ^a  

^a FRANKSTON HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Emergency department; Mental health policy; Nursing; Participatory action research; Pathways of care; Psychiatric patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033630742     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01251.x     Document Type: Article

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