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Special Issue Article
Requirements with Regard to Nursing Consultation by mental Health Consultation Liaison Nurses and Suggestions for their Intervention
Author(s): Mariko Kaneko, Noriko Yamauchi, Taeko Yasuda, Hazuki Igita and Yoshiko KawanoMariko Kaneko, Noriko Yamauchi, Taeko Yasuda, Hazuki Igita and Yoshiko Kawano
Objective: This study aimed to analyze requirements with regard to nursing consultation by mental health consultation liaison nurses (MHCLNs) and examine suggestions for MHCLN intervention.
Methods: Subjects included 4 MHCLNs from a university hospital with approximately 1400 hospital beds located in the Tokyo metropolitan area and 143 patients and family members who either volunteered or were requested to participate by nurses. The consultation request route common to all 4 activity record formats, age and sex of the individual requesting counseling, and diagnosis and consultation data were retrospectively studied.
Results: Of the 143 subjects, 58 were male (40.6%) and 85 were female (59.4%), with a mean age of 54.2 years. Of 124 diagnoses, cancer was the most common (n = 66, 53.2%). With regard to patients’.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-1168.S5-007
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