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Difficulties with teens: can nursing consultation help?

K R Puskar, K Wargoe

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

|July 1, 1992

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Psychiatric nursing consultations enhance skills for staff caring for hospitalized adolescents. This service expands the knowledge base of child care specialists and nurses, addressing rising youth psychiatric needs.

Area of Science:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Nursing Education

Background:

Increasing rates of child and youth psychiatric problems and hospitalizations necessitate specialized care.
A growing need exists for healthcare professionals with advanced psychiatric nursing skills in youth mental health.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe a psychiatric nursing consultation project within an adolescent inpatient program.
To evaluate the effectiveness of these consultations in enhancing direct care staff competency.

Main Methods:

A consultation project was implemented in a 15-bed adolescent psychiatric unit.
Staff evaluations (verbal and written) were used to assess the consultation's impact.

Main Results:

Psychiatric nursing consultation services were found to be effective.

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Consultations contributed to expanding the knowledge base of direct care staff.

Conclusions:

Psychiatric nursing consultation is a valuable method for professional development.
This approach supports staff working with hospitalized adolescent psychiatric patients.