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Comorbid mental illness on acute medical units

June 3, 2022

What do you think when you have a patient with pneumonia and a history of mental illness? Before even meeting the patient, do you assume you’ll face difficulty…

Managing mental health emergencies in the ED

November 22, 2017

The most important consideration when caring for this special population is ensuring, first and foremost, staff and patient safety. Both psychiatric patients and the staff caring for them…

Problem of psychiatric patient ED boarding

July 9, 2019

Leaders can advocate for changes to reduce ED boarding and crowding. IN SEPTEMBER 2012, in Update 2 to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals, The Joint Commission published revisions…

The impact of rounding on a geriatric psychiatric unit

December 1, 2017

This article reviews a quality-improvement initiative conducted on the inpatient geriatric unit at a freestanding psychiatric hospital that included a rounding program.

Comorbid mental illness on acute medical units

What do you think when you have a patient with pneumonia and a history of mental illness? Before even meeting the patient, do you…

Managing mental health emergencies in the ED

The most important consideration when caring for this special population is ensuring, first and foremost, staff and patient safety. Both psychiatric patients and the…

Problem of psychiatric patient ED boarding

Leaders can advocate for changes to reduce ED boarding and crowding. IN SEPTEMBER 2012, in Update 2 to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals, The…

The impact of rounding on a geriatric psychiatric unit

This article reviews a quality-improvement initiative conducted on the inpatient geriatric unit at a freestanding psychiatric hospital that included a rounding program.