Emergency Departments play a key role in the care of patients with acute mental health conditions.
Mental health related problems are wide ranging and require a specialised skillset to effectively assess and manage. The management of these vulnerable patients can often prove challenging to emergency nursing staff.
The resources within this module will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to support patients suffering from a mental health illness.
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Altered Mental Status: Common Causes & First Steps – Emergency Medicine | Lecturio
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Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live.
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
College mental health fact sheets
http://www.acmhn.org/news-events/resources
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Emergency departments and mental health care
https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/mental-health/practice-and-service-quality/service-quality/emergency-departments-and-mental-health-care
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