Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Nursing Emergency Behavioral Health Assessment Tool

The national pediatric mental and behavioral health crisis dramatically increased emergency department mental and behavioral health visits and changed emergency nursing practice. Acuity assessment determines patient severity level and supports appropriate resources and interventions. There are no established nursing tools that assess pediatric mental or behavioral health acuity in the emergency department setting. Our goal was to develop and implement the novel pediatric emergency nurse Emergency Behavioral Health Acuity Assessment Tool.

Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - April 10, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Ryan O ’Donnell, Katherine A. Hinderer, Daniel Belanger, Danielle Chenard, Erin Boyle, Kevin Borrup, Meghan Fish, Michael Brimacombe, Steven Rogers Tags: Practice Improvement Source Type: research