Date of Award
Fall 2020
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Committee Chair
Julia Knauff
Abstract
There is an increasing number of behavioral health patients entering through the emergency department for behavioral health treatment and crisis intervention every day. Workplace violence against nurses has also increased leaving some nurses feeling anxious and fearful of interactions with behavioral health patients. The increase of behavioral health patients and unstable situations have created a gap in communications and has strained the nurse patient relationship yielding poor patient outcomes. The purpose of this project is to educate nurses on the care of the behavioral health patients and improve nurse-patient relationships for better outcomes for the patient. The framework for this project was influenced by Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relationships.
Recommended Citation
Bundy, Alea, "Improving the Relationship between Emergency Nurses and the Behavioral Health Patient" (2020). Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects. 9.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing-msn/9