Building capacity for integrated health care-nursing education initiatives in a Canadian mental health setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with serious mental illness at a Toronto mental health hospital receive interdisciplinary team (IDT) care through a reverse integration model supporting both mental and physical health. Nurses play a central role in this model, yet face barriers including unclear role definitions, limited resources and workflow constraints. Enhancing nursing autonomy and IDT collaboration may improve patient outcomes and workforce retention.

Methods

This quality improvement study aimed to reduce nursing-initiated hospitalist requests by 25% across four pilot units by October 2023. From February to May 2023, 99 nurses completed 1 hour refresher training sessions to strengthen clinical decision-making, clarify scope within the IDT, and improve workflow efficiency. Pre-tr

SUBMITTER: de Lasa C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911714 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature