Being Used to Address There are many theories that are in practice in the emergency room when taking care of psychiatric patients, where it is lacking is providing a therapeutic environment for these patients. Interpersonal theory in present in the emergency room when taking care of patients. This theory was developed by Harry Sullivan and is similar to Hildegard Peplau’s theory (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 311). Some important contributions made by Sullivan and his interpersonal theory is to make sure the health care worker is sitting up straight when speaking with the patients, maintain a good dialog with the patients, and making sure that the patient has ongoing family and social relationships (Konter, 2013, p. 273). When talking with any
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Role theory is in place so the patient and the health care workers not only know the right and privileges but also they know the duties and obligations (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 286). When working with the psychiatric patients it is always good to make sure that the patient knows how he or she is supposed to act or what he or she is supposed to do while the patient is in the emergency room waiting on an inpatient bed to become available. When a patient first presents to the emergency room the nurse will go in, talk with the patient, and explain what the facility expects of the patient while he or she is in the hospital and the consequences of not following these roles. Explaining this to the patient when the patient first comes in can be overwhelming to the patient but it allows that the patient what is acceptable and what is not and what will happen, if the patient does not follow the roles and rules of the emergency room. Both of these theories are just a few examples of the theories that are in place currently in the emergency room when taking care of pscyharitic patients that are boarding in the emergency room waiting for an inpatient
Role theory is in place so the patient and the health care workers not only know the right and privileges but also they know the duties and obligations (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 286). When working with the psychiatric patients it is always good to make sure that the patient knows how he or she is supposed to act or what he or she is supposed to do while the patient is in the emergency room waiting on an inpatient bed to become available. When a patient first presents to the emergency room the nurse will go in, talk with the patient, and explain what the facility expects of the patient while he or she is in the hospital and the consequences of not following these roles. Explaining this to the patient when the patient first comes in can be overwhelming to the patient but it allows that the patient what is acceptable and what is not and what will happen, if the patient does not follow the roles and rules of the emergency room. Both of these theories are just a few examples of the theories that are in place currently in the emergency room when taking care of pscyharitic patients that are boarding in the emergency room waiting for an inpatient