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A nurse-led psychiatric intensive care unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Roland Dix
Roland Dix*
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Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, Wotton Lawn, Horton Road, Gloucester GL1 3PX
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Abstract

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Severn NHS Trust has recently commissioned a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) which became operational on 18 July 1994. Although the number of PICUs is increasing and their services are greatly valued, they are often fraught with problems. A model for the development of PICU services is described. It includes admission criteria, overall clinical organisation of the PICU, discharge criteria and a discussion. The model described is based on the hypothesis that the primary role of the PICU is to deal with clinical nursing problems rather than medical problems. The discussion points out some of the instrumental components necessary for the successful development of PICU services.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 19 , Issue 5 , May 1995 , pp. 285 - 287
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1995

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