An alternative admission process for patients with an autism spectrum disorder and/or an intellectual disability.

Patient satisfaction in psychiatric emergency departments (EDs) largely relies on the knowledge and training of the staff providing care, and patients report higher satisfaction when they are assessed by professionals with psychiatric experience. Patient care is negatively affected by missing or inc...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 26 - 33
Autores principales: Schopf, David, Stark, Stacy, Chiappetta, Laurel, Mahmoud, Khadejah, Fradkin, Dina, Mitchell, Ann M
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) 1/30/2020
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          Schopf, David
          Stark, Stacy
          Chiappetta, Laurel
          Mahmoud, Khadejah
          Fradkin, Dina
          Mitchell, Ann M
        affil: Psychiatric nurse, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
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          Autism Spectrum Disorder Nursing
          Intellectual Disability Nursing
          Patient Admission Methods
          Nursing Assessment Evaluation
          Quality Improvement
          Emergency Services, Psychiatric
          Extended Family
          Caregivers
          Nursing Units
          Triage
          Psychiatric Nursing
          Emergency Nursing
          Autism Spectrum Disorder Therapy
          Intellectual Disability Therapy
          Human
          Inpatients
          Persons with Disabilities
          Nursing Staff, Hospital
          Patient Centered Care
          Therapeutic Alliance
          Comparative Studies
          Activities of Daily Living
          Patient Safety
          Comorbidity
          Drug Administration
          Male
          Female
          Descriptive Statistics
          Child
          Adolescence
          Young Adult
          Adult
          Length of Stay
          Nurse Attitudes
          Job Satisfaction
          Quality of Nursing Care
          Convenience Sample
          Registered Nurses
          Patient Satisfaction
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
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          Female
      ab: Patient satisfaction in psychiatric emergency departments (EDs) largely relies on the knowledge and training of the staff providing care, and patients report higher satisfaction when they are assessed by professionals with psychiatric experience. Patient care is negatively affected by missing or incomplete patient-specific information. People with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or an intellectual disability are often unable to communicate pertinent information when admitted to hospital, and nurses rely on family members or carers to obtain information. The aim of this quality improvement project was to evaluate whether nursing admission assessment data collected in the psychiatric ED by a nurse specialist in ASD and/or intellectual disability while family members or carers were present were more complete than nursing admission assessment data collected in the inpatient unit after triage in the psychiatric ED. Data were collected for a period of two months from patients, carers and staff on a specialist inpatient unit for ASD/intellectual disability. Completeness of assessment information and staff satisfaction were compared between the psychiatric ED and the inpatient unit. Outcome measures included location of assessment (ED or unit) and quality of information provided, which covered 17 key patient-centred items. There was a significant relationship between the source of the information and the location where it was obtained. In the psychiatric ED, nurse specialists were able to obtain more information from family/caregivers compared with the inpatient unit. Initiating the admission assessment in the psychiatric ED while the patient's family members or carers are present may provide a more complete assessment and will establish rapport, supporting an easier admission process and transition to the inpatient unit.
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